Winda Earl's Attorney: Maybank Must Take Responsibility For Compensation Of Rp.22.8 Billion

E-sports athlete Winda D Lunardi alias Winda Earl. (Photo: Instagram @ evos.earl)

JAKARTA - E-sports athlete Winda D Lunardi alias Winda Earl has asked for a savings account of IDR 22.8 billion that disappeared from his account at Maybank to be returned in full. Winda also asked the bank to take responsibility for the loss of money in her account.

Winda Earl's attorney, Joey Pattinasarany, said that the refund was deemed unnecessary to wait for the court's decision to be completed. This is because there are no regulations governing this mechanism.

Furthermore, Joey said, if he waited for a final legally binding decision, there would be no certainty of time for his client. This is because bank individuals who are found guilty still have the right to appeal and appeal.

Joey demanded that Maybank take responsibility for compensating his client for losses. This is because the case was inseparable from the actions of unscrupulous bank employees.

"We save it at the bank, the one who receives the money is the bank. Regardless of the person using it, it turns out that it is not a bank person, the one who should be responsible is the bank. How to maintain the security of the money there. The legal relationship is that Winda saves money at the bank," he said , told VOI, Monday, November 9.

Not only that, Joey also demanded an explanation from Maybank regarding the loss of Winda's money in his personal account.

"The response expected by the family is an explanation of how the problem could be like this. Then if it is Maybank's fault, it is natural for my client to expect an apology from Maybank," he said.

According to Joey, so far the bank has not shown good faith regarding the case of the disappearance of the client's savings. This attitude of the bank made Winda confused and gave the impression that the bank was irresponsible.

"So far there has also been no communication of all kinds. We as customers are confused. Those who are pro-active should explain all kinds of things, but in fact, until now there is no clarity regarding who will return the return," he said.

This case started when Winda D Lunardi alias Winda Earl reported about the loss of money in two accounts valued at almost IDR 23 billion. The report is registered with the number LP / B / 0239 / V2020 / Bareskrim dated May 8, 2020.

In the report, the money that was lost was the result of saving Winda and her mother, Floletta, at Maybank from 2015 to 2020. During five years of saving, the money should have reached IDR 22,879,000,000.

Winda and her family were devastated by this incident and hoped for protection and justice for every bank customer who had given confidence to the bank to protect their savings. He hopes that their money can be returned by Maybank.