Central Java Prosecutor's Office Detains 3 Semarang BJB Employees Suspected Of Corruption In Providing Fictitious Loans

The suspect in the fictitious credit corruption case at Bank BJB Semarang branch after being questioned by the Central Java Prosecutor's Office in Semarang, Thursday, March 2. (ANTARA/HO-Penkum Central Java Attorney General's Office)

The Central Java High Prosecutor's Office (Kajati) detained three employees of the Semarang branch of Bank BJB (Regional Development Bank). The three suspects in the alleged fictitious credit corruption case against PT Seruni Prima Perkasa in 2017-2018 with state losses estimated at IDR 25.1 billion.

Head of the Legal Information Section of the Central Java Prosecutor's Office, Bambang Tedjo, said the suspects were detained at the Class 1 Semarang Prison after undergoing examination.

"He will be detained for the next 20 days in Semarang Prison," he said in a press release in Semarang, Thursday, March 2, which was confiscated by Antara.

The three employees of the Semarang branch of Bank BJB, respectively AR, who served as branch leaders; FZ served as account officer; and BEA who is a business manager.

According to him, the three suspects allegedly gave approval for the application for a working capital loan of PT Seruni Prima Perkasa amounting to Rp17 billion.

In the credit application, he said, PT Seruni Prima Perkasa allegedly used 14 fictitious 'purchase orders' in the procurement of spare parts in the PT Tanjung Jati B Power Service project in Jepara.

"The suspects are suspected of not conducting direct field checks on PT Tanjung Jati B," he said.

As a result of the actions of the suspects, he said, the credit, which was accompanied by a list of suppliers of incorrect parts, ended up stuck.

Based on the calculation of the Central Java Representative Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP), the losses due to the corruption crime reached Rp25.1 billion.

In this case, the Central Java High Prosecutor's Office also detained the Commissioner of PT Seruni Prima Perkasa, BW, who had previously been named a suspect.