Use BRI Kasu Aro Jambi Cash IDR 8.75 Billion, Former Head Of Yora Eka Unit Named As Suspect

Suspect Yora Eka Supriadi, former head of the BRI Karu Aro unit in a corruption case at Bank BRI, valued at IDR 8.75 billion in 2023/DOK ANTARA

JAMBI - Sungai Penuh District Attorney (Kejari) Jambi has named and detained the suspect Yora Eka Supriadi, the former head of the BRI Karu Aro unit in a corruption case at Bank BRI worth IDR 8.75 billion in 2023. Head of the Information and Law Section (Kasi Penkum) of the Jambi Prosecutor's Office, Lexy Fatharani, said the detention was carried out after an examination by the Special Crimes Team (Pidsus) of the Sungai Penuh Kejari. While serving as head of the unit, the person concerned abused Bank BRI's cash Unit Kayo Aro Kerinci Regency which was used for personal gain. And, continued Lexy, the person concerned could not account for Rp8.75 billion. The case began when the suspect Yoga in February 2022 served as head of the unit. Then in January 2023 the suspect asked for the key to the Bank BRI Unit Kayu Aro cash deposit safe to his staff. "The reason is that the cash is safe and not lost," Lexy explained in Jambi, Antara, Thursday, May 2. Furthermore, the suspect took the cash in stages to be used for personal gain with a total of Rp. 8,754,200,000. (eight billion seven hundred fifty four million two hundred thousand rupiah). That the actions of suspect Yora Eka Supriadi are suspected of violating the primary and subsidiary articles of Article 2 paragraph (1) and Article 3 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001, in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

After being named a suspect by the Sungai Penuh District Attorney, the suspect Yora Eka Supriadi was immediately detained at the Class II B Prison in Sungai Penuh City for the next 20 days for further processing.