The Identity And Role Of The Jakarta Bank Robbery Suspect Revealed

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JAKARTA - The investigation into the Bank DKI ATM burglary case has begun to enter a new phase. After determining dozens of suspects, the police have now named one perpetrator who had a significant role in the case.

The man is I. His figure is said to be one of the perpetrators who initiated the crime. Apart from that, he was also the one who spread the information that the balance in the savings would not decrease even though a debit had been made.

Director of the Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation at Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Pol Iwan Kurniawan said that the role of I was revealed based on the results of the investigation of other suspects. Currently, the initiator of the crime is still being examined intensively.

The role of suspect I is not only that. He said that he also asked some of his colleagues to set up a Bank DKI account. Of course, with the aim of withdrawing large amounts of money without reducing the savings balance.

"His colleague was ordered to make a savings book, then (Suspect I) asked his ATM to be used to withdraw money," said Iwan when confirmed by VOI, Tuesday, November 26.

From his confession, counted four of his colleagues who were asked to open Bank DKI accounts. In fact, in order for his order to be carried out, suspect I lured Rp5 million in cash to each of his friends.

Unfortunately, when he was asked about the alleged involvement of Bank DKI, Iwan said that he could not confirm this. With the reason, the investigation process has yet to find any indication in that direction.

However, it does not mean that the allegation is immediately refuted. This is because investigators are currently still investigating the suspicion by reviewing and analyzing it together with the IT team and experts.

"So we are still conducting investigations, conducting examinations and coordinating with the IT team. We will later review and analyze them with experts," concluded Iwan.

For information, the case of the Bank DKI ATM breaking which was allegedly committed by a number of civil service police officers allegedly originated from the withdrawal of money at the ATM Bersama by the suspected perpetrator.

When the case occurred, no matter how many funds were withdrawn, only Rp4,000 was reduced. This withdrawal occurred from last April to October and was carried out repeatedly by the perpetrators.

Bank DKI is known to have been examined by the police to find out about their security system. From the results of the DKI Bank audit, it was also known that the losses reached IDR 50 billion. Initially, the losses caused by the burglary were estimated at around Rp. 32 billion.