Former Bank Employee In Bengkulu Defendant KUR Fictitious Sued 5 Years In Prison

The defendant NA (right/white shirt) after hearing the demands from the prosecutor of the Lebong Kejari, at the Bengkulu District Court, Monday (10/6/2024). ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari

BENGKULU - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Lebong District Attorney (Kejari) charged NA, a former female employee at a Tes unit bank, for five years in prison in connection with a suspected corruption case.

The defendant NA was charged with corruption in the people's business credit (KUR) BRI Curup Branch Test Unit for the 2021 to 2022 fiscal year.

"According to the evidence at the trial and the evidence we collected, we charged the defendant with the following five years of charges with a fine," said Head of the Special Crimes Section of the Lebong Kejari Robby Rahditio Dharma during a trial at the Bengkulu District Court (PN), Monday, June 10, confiscated by Antara.

In addition to demanding five years in prison, he said, the defendant was also fined Rp. 300 million, subsidiary to six months in prison and had to return state losses (KN) of Rp. 1.4 billion.

"In addition to fines, the defendant will also charge according to losses that have not been returned and if he cannot pay, the penalty will be calculated according to applicable regulations," he said.

Robby explained that the defendant's actions violated Article 3 junto Article 18 letter A, letter B paragraph (2) paragraph (3) of Law of the Republic of Indonesia number 13 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia number 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code and Jo Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

"These demands are also given in accordance with the rules of criminal acts of corruption regulated in the applicable criminal law in our country," he said.

Previously, the Lebong Kejari named NA as a suspect in the alleged corruption case of fictitious KUR funds, causing state losses of around Rp. 2 billion.

The mode used by the suspect is to falsify the data of prospective KUR customers, so that KUR funds that should be distributed to the public for business capital are distributed to irresponsible persons for personal gain.