The Prosecutor's Office Names 3 Suspects In The Red Pelat Bank Credit Corruption Case In Kuningan

Kejari Kuningan has named three suspects in the alleged corruption case in the form of misuse of credit facilities in Kuningan, West Java, Tuesday (19/11/2024). (ANTARA/HO-Kejari Kuningan)

The Prosecutor's Office has named three suspects in the alleged corruption case of misuse of credit facilities at a state-owned bank in Kuningan causing losses of Rp2.07 billion.

These three suspects have the initials M, IJ, and NF respectively. They have been detained at the Class IIA Kuningan Prison for the next 20 days," said Head of the Intelligence Section of the Kuningan Kejari, Brian Kukuh Mediarto in his statement in Kuningan, Tuesday, November 19, quoted by Antara.

He conveyed that this determination was made after the Kuningan Kejari investigators found sufficient preliminary evidence, to raise the status of the three people from witness to suspect.

Brian said the suspects were suspected of manipulating customer data to get fictitious credit.

In practice, he said, the three suspects made credit applications with customer data that did not meet the requirements, but were approved as if they had complied with the procedure.

"This finding is strengthened by the results of the audit of state losses carried out by experts. This will later be proven and submitted in the upcoming trial," he said.

According to him, the funds disbursed from fictitious credit were mostly used by the suspects for illegal activities such as online gambling and trading

Brian emphasized that the three suspects are now charged with Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 3 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

His party ensured that the handling of the alleged corruption case in Kuningan was carried out in a transparent and professional manner.

"We are committed to resolving this case and providing a deterrent effect for perpetrators of corruption," he said.

He added that the disclosure of this case could serve as a warning to perpetrators of similar crimes, as well as increase supervision of financial institutions to be more careful in carrying out the credit administration process.

"This case is a form of serious violation of public trust, especially in the context of public services," he said.