Police Say State Losses In NTB Sharia Bank Money Game Cases Touch Rp119, 9 Billion

Director of Special Crime Investigation of West Nusa Tenggara Police, Grand Commissioner of Police I Gusti Putu Gede Ekawana (ANTARA)

MATARAM - State losses that arose in the alleged money game case at NTB Syariah Bank reached Rp11.9 billion.

Director of Special Crime Investigation of West Nusa Tenggara Police (Dirreskrimsus Polda NTB) Grand Commissioner Pol I Gusti Putu Gede Ekawana said the nominal loss appeared in a matter of one year in the 2019-2020 period. "This loss occurred when the official (reported) was transferred from his position," he said in Mataram, Antara, Thursday, November 25.

The reported person, in this case, has the initials PS. He was reported as a suspect resulting in state losses. At that time, PS was still serving as a non-cash service provider. Losses were revealed based on the results of an independent team audit. The allegation of embezzlement, explained Ekawana, proceeded like digging a hole then closing a hole.

"So every time there is a customer complaint regarding the nominal savings, the shortfall is covered by taking it from another customer's account. That's the way to play," he said.

The embezzlement mode is suspected to have occurred since 2012. This mode is not detected by the Internal Control System (SPI). "That's why the audit results that appear when the reported has moved positions," he said.

The investigation into the alleged money game case at Bank NTB Syariah started with a report.

From the preliminary investigation, the loss emerged from the transaction funds of 440 Bank NTB Syariah customers. There is an allegation of the role of insiders who deliberately manipulate the transactions of hundreds of customer accounts.