Bosowa Family Sued By Qatar National Bank For IDR7.1 Trillion, This Is Erwin Aksa's Response

Erwin Aksa. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Qatar National Bank QPSQ filed a lawsuit against the owner of Bosowa Corporindo Aksa Mahmud and several family members for US $ 484.42 million or the equivalent of Rp7.1 trillion (exchange rate of Rp.14,700 per US dollar). The owner of Bosowa has allegedly failed to make the guarantee payment obligations for overdue loans.

Quoted from the Case Tracing Information System for the Central Jakarta District Court, apart from Aksa Mahmud, the defendants are Erwin Aksa, Sadikin Aksa, and Muhammad Subhan Aksa. Also defendant Mark Supreme Limited in this case. This Case Number is 562 / Pdt.G / 2020 / PN Jkt.Pst and was registered on Monday, 5 October 2020 with the classification of default.

Not long ago, Qatar National Bank QPSC Singapore Branch also submitted a request for postponement of the debt payment obligations of PT Semen Bosowa Maros. The application is registered at the Makassar District Court.

Responding to this report, Erwin Aksa said that Qatar National Bank filed a lawsuit against the law by carrying out actions that contained the element of "attacking honor" by placing the guarantor as the main defendant. Meanwhile, the debtor as the main party in the agreement is only placed as a co-defendant and is not declared in default.

"Judging from the rules of procedural law in practice, it is not uncommon for the main party in a legal engagement not to be placed as the main defendant," he told VOI, Tuesday, November 24.

Even so, Erwin admitted that he did not want to comment much. He chose to wait for a court ruling on the case that bears his name.

"We'll see the court's decision," he said.

For your information, in the Makassar District Court Case Tracking Information System, quoted by VOI November 24, it was stated that this case was being processed since November 10 under number 2 / Pdt.Sus-PKPU / 2020 / PN Niaga Mks.

Meanwhile, the petitum contents of the applicant are as follows:

1. Requesting the panel of judges at the Makassar District Court to grant the PKPU application submitted by the Qatar National Bank QPSC Singapore Branch in its entirety.

2. Determined that the PKPU Respondent (PT Semen Bosowa Maros) was under a temporary suspension of debt payment obligations (PKPU) for a maximum of 45 days after this decision was pronounced.

3. Appoint and appoint Supervisory Judges from the Commercial Court judges at the Makassar District Court to oversee the process of Postponement of Debt Payment Obligations (PKPU) for the PKPU Respondent.

4. Appoint and appoint Allova Herling Mengko, Hendro J. Octavianus, Triangga Kamal, and Daud Napitupulu as the management team in the PKPU process and then as the Curator Team if the PKPU case continues to become a bankruptcy case.

5. To punish the PKPU Respondent, namely Semen Bosowa Maros, to pay all costs incurred in this case.