Viral Corruption At BRI Lumajang, This Is An Incident Chronology

Officers put up a police line at the BRI Unit Kunir Office after the robbery. (Photo via ANTARA/Zumrotun Solichah)

The robbery took place at BRI Unit Kunir in Kunir Lor Village, Kunir District, Lumajang Regency on Friday, January 20 afternoon. The robbery was carried out when all male employees performed Friday prayers.

This incident went viral because it was recorded in a video that then spread on social media.

Head of the Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) Lumajang Branch Office Hendra Affandi Rambe said the robbery incident was carried out by two perpetrators by threatening to use sharp weapons to teller officers.

They then took the money forcibly. Hendra Affandi revealed that the perpetrators brought IDR 240 million in cash.

"There were no casualties for the incident, but the perpetrators brought Rp240 million in cash and the losses that occurred, we are coordinating with the insurance authorities," he said, as quoted by Antara, Saturday, January 21.

For this incident, he continued, BRI has also coordinated with the authorities and the police have conducted a crime scene investigation (TKP), and pursued the perpetrators.

"In carrying out its business operations, BRI is committed to prioritizing the safety and comfort of customers in transacting at the BRI Office/Work Unit," he said.

In the CCTV footage, two men were seen wearing helmets and face coverings and carrying sharp weapons, a long knife, came to BRI Unit Kunir wearing a motorcycle.

Then a perpetrator stood in the middle of the door and another perpetrator entered the teller room with a sharp weapon pointed at BRI employees.

In this robbery, the perpetrators took away Rp240 million and are still being chased by the police.

Previously, the Deputy Chief of the Lumajang Police, Kompol Andi Febriyanto Ali, said officers had conducted a crime scene investigation related to the robbery incident and had pursued the perpetrator.

"Hopefully we can arrest the perpetrators of the BRI robbery at the Kunir Unit," he said.