KS Indosurya Fraud Suspect Detained, Member Of Commission III DPR Reminds Victim Loss Recovery

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JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR) Gerindra Party, Habiburokhman, appreciates the steps taken by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police to designate three high-ranking KSP Indosurya Cipta as suspects in cases of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering.

Strict action ranging from detaining two of the three suspects to tracking down the assets of the suspects is considered the right step.

"It is appropriate what Bareskrim has done to identify suspects and detain them in this case," Habiburokhman told reporters, Saturday, March 5.

Furthermore, the Bareskrim Polri was asked to continue to track and confiscate assets belonging to suspects which were the result of the crimes they committed. Moreover, the losses caused by this case are estimated at trillions of rupiah.

"The total loss to the community is trillions of rupiah, the law enforcement process should not only end with convicting the perpetrators, but how the victims' losses can be recovered," he said.

Previously, the Bareskrim Polri appointed three high-ranking KSP Indosurya officials. They are the Chairman of KSP Indosurya Cipta Henry Surya; KSP Indosurya Cipta Finance Director, June Indria; and Director of Operations for KSP Indosurya Cipta, Suwito Ayub.

The two suspects currently in custody are Henry Surya and June Indria. Meanwhile, Suwito Ayub is currently being chased by the police.

All three were charged with Article 46 of Law Number 10 of 1998 concerning Banking and or Article 372 of the Criminal Code and or Article 378 of the Criminal Code and Article 3 and or Article 4. As well as Article 5 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of Crime Money laundering.

This case emerged after the cooperative failed to pay. Henry Surya, who served as chairman of the Indosurya Inti/Cipta Savings and Loans Cooperative, then ordered June Indria and Suwito Ayub to raise public funds using the legal entity Kospin Indosurya Inti/Cipta.

There were at least 22 reports from the public to the police through the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police and various regional police such as Polda Metro Jaya, North Sumatra and South Sumatra.

From the report, the victim reported that he had suffered a loss of Rp. 500 billion. The National Police also opened a complaint service, and received as many as 181 complaints from 1,252 investors, with a loss of approximately IDR 4 trillion.