Investigate Fictitious Loans Of Red Plate Banks Whose Customers Are ASN, Kejari Bima Check 30 Witnesses

Bima Prosecutor's Office. BETWEEN/HO-Kejari Bima

NTB - The Bima District Attorney (Kejari) in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) examined dozens of witnesses in the case of alleged fictitious credit from one of the conventional state civil servants (ASN).

Head of the Special Crimes Section of the Bima Kejari, Catur Hidayat, explained that the dozens of witnesses who underwent this examination came from customers and banks.

"So, until now we are still examining customers, including from the bank. The number is 25 to 30 people," he said in Mataram, Tuesday, April 15, which was confiscated by Antara.

He said that the examination of this witness was still ongoing at the investigation stage to pursue elements of unlawful acts that led to alleged violations of corruption.

"For now, we are still in the investigation stage. So, we have to be comprehensive at this stage," he said.

Therefore, at this stage of investigation it has not touched on tracing the potential for state financial losses.

"So, at this stage of investigation, we must be able to conclude whether or not there is an element of unlawful action, including the estimated state loss," he said.

The alleged fictitious credit in this case relates to the role of the alleged perpetrator from the banking circle with the initials FF.

The alleged perpetrator allegedly changed the credit loan data that had previously been included in the agreement between the customer and the bank.

"For example, A employee borrowed Rp. 100 million, increased to Rp. 200 million, B from Rp. 200 million to Rp. 300 million, some whose loan value was increased to Rp. 500 million," he said.

Likewise, during the credit repayment period, FF allegedly changed it from 7 years to 15 years from 90 customers in total.

"So, there are allegations of data manipulation, we still have to explore this. This FF is like a sales or marketing, he is not a policymaker. However, he is the one who changed the data," said Catur.

The average victim of this customer comes from the ASN of the Health and Education Office, both those who work in Bima City and Bima Regency.

Catur does not deny that the investigation of this case also came from customers from ASN who knew themselves as victims after realizing that the bank was collecting in January 2025 with a installment value much larger up to twice the initial agreement.