Bengkulu Prosecutor's Office Sets Former Bank Employees Suspected Of Corruption In KUR Funds Of IDR 1.5 Billion

The suspect RR was taken to the Malabero Detention Center after undergoing an examination at the Bengkulu High Prosecutor's Office, Wednesday (12/7/2023). ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari

The Bengkulu High Prosecutor's Special Criminal Investigation Team has named a former bank employee with the initials RR as a suspect in the alleged corruption case of people's business credit funds (KUR) in 2021-2022 with a state loss value of IDR 1.5 billion.

The determination of the suspect was carried out after RR underwent an examination for more than four hours, Wednesday, July 12. Investigators immediately detained the person concerned for the next 20 days at the Malabero Detention Center.

"Yes, it is true that investigators have named RR, a former employee of a red plate bank in Bengkulu City as a suspect in the alleged corruption of KUR funds in 2021-2022 with a state financial loss of Rp. 1.5 billion," said Assistant for Special Crimes at the Bengkulu Attorney General's Office, Pandoe Pramoe Kartika, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 12.

Danang said the unlawful act in the alleged corruption case of KUR funds was purely carried out by the suspect RR himself.

Previously, the Bengkulu Special Prosecutor's Office team confiscated a box of documents after coordinating with a bank in the area regarding the KUR corruption case.

The confiscation of the document was carried out because there were indications of a criminal act of corruption related to the misuse of KUR funds in 2021-2022. Investigators have also examined dozens of witnesses.

The alleged criminal act of corruption in KUR funds occurred because from the beginning the distribution and disbursement of funds to seven recipients until the return had problems.