Against Amnesia, The Suspect Money Game Of Bank NTB Syariah Irresistible Investigators Of The NTB Police

Head of Public Relations of the NTB Police, Kombes Artanto/ANTARA

Head of Public Relations of the NTB Police, Kombes Artanto, said that the suspect in the alleged money game at Bank NTB Syariah with the initials PS was not detained. "We can't arrest him because he is sick," said Artanto in Mataram, Antara, Friday, December 9. Artanto confirmed that he also had amnesia (memory loss). This was later one of the considerations that investigators did not detain him. "The information is that this suspect has amnesia (memory loss)," he said. Dalam perkembangan penanganan kasus, penyidik telah melimpahkan berkas milik tersangka PS ke jaksa peneliti. Pihaknya pun masih menunggu hasil penelitian tersebut. "That's why, hopefully the file will be declared complete soon or P-21. If it is already P-21, the detention authority will already be with the prosecutor," he said. Separately, Hijrat Prayitno, as the suspect's attorney, confirmed the health condition of PS who has amnesia. As evidence, his party has obtained an official certificate from a doctor who suggested that the suspect PS undergo medical treatment at his home. "This sick statement has also been determined by the court which states that our client is in treatment," he said. Nevertheless, he ensured that PS would cooperate in following the ongoing legal process. "We will still follow the existing legal process, remain cooperative," he said. The suspect PS is a former non-cash service provider at Bank NTB Syariah. The alleged game of money also appeared during the PS period holding the position. This is also in accordance with the findings of the Internal Control System (SPI) from the banking sector which revealed the existence of a money game mode after the suspect PS resigned his position in 2019. This allegation is related to the manipulation of financial transactions from hundreds of customer accounts that have occurred since 2012. The determination of PS as a suspect in this case has been strengthened by the results of calculating state losses from the independent team. The value of the losses revealed was at least Rp11.9 billion. The losses that arose were allegedly only enjoyed by PS. The suspect's mode of running the money game at Bank NTB Syariah allegedly by implementing a "gail the hole, cover the hole" system. Every time a customer complains about a lack of nominal savings, PS covers it by taking it from another customer's account. The investigation into the alleged money game case at Bank NTB Syariah originated from a report. From the results of the investigation, a loss of Rp11.9 billion emerged from the transaction fund of 440 customers of Bank NTB Syariah.