State Loss Of IDR 371 Billion, DKI Prosecutor's Office Explains The Role Of Three Corruption Suspects Of PT Indofarma

The suspect in the financial management corruption case of PT Indofarma at the Attorney General's Office (Rizky AP/VOI)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) revealed the role of three suspects in the alleged corruption case in the financial management of PT Indofarma Tbk and its subsidiary for the 2020-2023 period which caused state losses of around Rp371 billion.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Attorney General's Office, Syahron Hasibuan, said that one of the three suspects, Arief Pramuhanto, was the President Director of PT Indofarma for the 2019-2023 period.

"The suspect AP manipulated PT. Indofarma Tbk's financial report in 2020 by making receivables/gencies and down payments for the purchase of fictitious medical equipment products so that it seemed as if the company's target was met," said Syahron, quoted on Friday, September 20.

The second suspect with the initials GSR is the Director of PT. Indofarma Global Medika for the period 2020-2023. His role was to sell Panbio to a subsidiary, namely PT. Promedik with the aim of achieving the target in 2020.

Even though it is known that PT. Promedik does not have the ability to make purchases, causing harm to PT. Indofarma Global Medika.

"GSR ordered CSY as PT. IGM's Head of Finance to make fictitious discount claims from several vendors and seek non-bank funding to meet the operations of PT. Indofarma Tbk and PT. IGM as well as form a new unit of FMCG to carry out fictitious transactions," he said.

Finally, the suspect CSY as the Head of Finance of PT. IGM in 2019-2021. His role was in making PT. Indofarma Global Medika's financial report which seemed healthy by making fictitious discount claims.

"The suspect together with BBE as the Finance Manager of PT. Indofarma Tbk in 2020-2021 sought non-bank funding and entrusted funds to vendors who seemed to have made a transfer error, the funds collected besides being used to cover the budget deficit were also used for CSY's personal interests," said Syahron.

Currently, the three of them are undergoing detention for the next 20 days. This is done for the process of further investigation.

The three suspects were detained at different locations. AP is being held at the Class 1 State Detention Center in Central Jakarta. Then, GSR at the Salemba Rutan Branch of the Attorney General's Office and CSY at the Salemba Rutan, South Jakarta District Attorney Branch.

"The suspects have harmed the state in the amount of Rp. 371,000,000,000, which is currently still in the calculation of state financial losses by BPK RI," said Syahron.

The three suspects were threatened with criminal sanctions Article 2 paragraph (1), Article 3, Jo. Article 18 paragraph (1) of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 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 Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code Jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.