Corruption In One Of The State-owned Banks In West Kalimantan, The Prosecutor's Office Confiscates IDR 3 Billion In Money Belonging To The Suspect AF

Head of the West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office, Masyhudi. (BETWEEN photo)

PONTIANAK - The special criminal investigation team of the West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office confiscated money worth Rp. 3 billion from the results of a search related to the alleged corruption case of interest income funds and penalties at a state-owned bank in Ketapang Regency with the suspect initials AF.

"In addition to confiscating money worth IDR 3 billion, the West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office investigator team also confiscated other evidence, namely a motorcycle and a Mitsubishi Xpander Cross from suspect AF," said Head of West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office Masyhudi in Pontianak, Antara, Friday, March 25. .

He explained that the disclosure of this case was the result of collaboration and cooperation between the West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office and one of the state-owned banks.

Starting from information on January 31, 2022, the state-owned bank was in a state of loss. Whereas in the assumption the bank should be in a profit state. There is also an abnormal balance anomaly in the NP Kupedes-Ph3 AC credit interest income account and non-program fines or penalties income.

"As a result of the act or alleged corruption committed by the suspect AF, it resulted in state financial losses of around Rp. 6.1 billion," he said.

The suspect's actions as regulated and threatened with article 2 paragraph (1), article 3 in conjunction with article 18 of the Republic of Indonesia Law no. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and added to the Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to the Republic of Indonesia Law no. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, which carries a minimum penalty of four years and a maximum of 20 years, and a minimum fine of 200 million rupiah and a maximum of 1 billion rupiah.

This investigation will continue to reveal whether there are other parties who cooperate with the suspect.

The West Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office will continue to pursue the suspect's assets and also ask for support from the community if it finds out that there are other suspects' assets.

"The Prosecutor's Office will continue to be firm in law enforcement, especially corruption, so that the Indonesian economy will be better, especially financial management institutions," said Masyhudi.