Director Of BPR Jepara Artha Enjoys Money To Umrah Worship From Fictitious Credit Disbursement

Suspect in the corruption case of disbursement of business credit from PT BPR Bank Jepara Artha (Perseroda) in 2022-2024/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed the President Director of PT BPR Bank Jepara Artha (Perseroda), Jhendik Handoko and BPR Business and Operations Director Jepara Artha, Iwan Nursusetyo, and his subordinates received money after disbursing fictitious business loans.

Acting (Plt) Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu said the receipts were made by the four people from the Director of PT Bumi Manfaat Gemilang, Mohammad Ibrahim Al'Asyari. The money is a form of realization of fictitious credit and Jhendik received the most.

"MIA gave a sum of money to the suspect Jepara BPR as follows, JH amounting to Rp2.6 billion," Asep told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, September 18 evening.

Meanwhile, the Director of Business and Operations of BPR Jepara Artha Iwan Nursetyo received IDR 739 million; Ahmad Nasir as Head of the BPR's Business, Literacy and Financial Inclusion Division Jepara Artha received IDR 637 million; and Ariyanto Sulistiyo as Head of the BPR Credit Division Jepara Artha received IDR 282 million from Ibrahim.

Asep also said that the four people received money to perform Umrah.

"For JH,IN and AN, it's Rp. 300 million," he said.

In this case, the KPK suspects that the number of fictitious credit ceilings of IDR 263.5 billion during the 2022-2023 period has been used for various purposes.

Among them is the premium fee to Jamkrida amounting to Rp2.6 billion and Jhendik getting a kickback of Rp206 million.

Asep said Iwan Nursetyo received a kickback of Rp. 275 million and Ahmad Nasir also received a quota of Rp. 93 million from a notary fee of Rp. 10 billion.

It didn't stop there, Jhendik together with the management of BPR Jepara Artha also used Rp95.2 billion to improve bad credit performance by paying installments, paying off several problematic BPR Jepara loans.

"As well as using JH to buy a Honda Civic Turbo and take IDR 1 billion. AN was asked by JH to record and manage all the use of the funds," said Asep.

Meanwhile, currently, five suspects have been detained for 20 days at the KPK branch detention center. They are suspected of causing state financial losses of Rp254 billion.

The suspects were then suspected of Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.