When he was examined by the KPK today, BJB's former CEO Yuddy Renaldi was not detained because of illness.  

Former President Director (Dirut) of PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk or BJB (BJBR) Yuddy Renaldi after being examined by the KPK/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The former President Director (Dirut) of PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk or BJB (BJBR) Yuddy Renaldi was finished being examined as a suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) today. He was not detained because he was found to be ill.

Yuddy conveyed his health condition when he left the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta after undergoing an examination since this morning. He is a suspect in the corruption case of advertising procurement at BJB.

"I have prostate cancer and yes (heart disease, ed)," Yuddy told reporters, Thursday, August 13.

Yuddy did not say much about his examination. "Just pray that I am healthy, facing this process," he said.

Meanwhile, Arief Sulaeman, Yuddy's lawyer, said his client's examination was not even completed because of his health condition.

"Investigators see that the examination cannot continue," he said.

Arief explained that Yuddy's examination would continue next week. But, he did not explain the exact time.

"Because it was also stopped, because he was really almost falling," said Arief.

As previously reported, the KPK has detained four suspects of alleged corruption in the procurement of advertisements at PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk or Bank BJB (BJBR). They are Widi Hartoto, Head of the Change Management Office Division of Bank BJB and former Head of the Corporate Secretary Division of Bank BJB 2020-2024; Ikin Asikin Dulmanan, Director of PT Cakrawala Kreasi Mandiri & Owner of PT Antedja Muliatama (AM); Suhendrik, Director of PT Wahana Semesta Bandung Express; and Elang Sophan Jaya Kusuma, Commissioner of PT Cipta Karya Sukses Bersama.

Meanwhile, Yuddy Renaldi, President Director of PT Bank BJB from 2019 to March 2025 has not been detained. He admitted that he was sick so he asked for a rescheduling.

In this case, the KPK said the suspects were suspected of causing losses to state finances of IDR 223.6 billion due to the difference in advertising payments to six advertising agencies. They also committed the first violation in relation to the provisional estimated price (HPS) which was determined to be not the value of the advertising procurement project but the percentage of the agency fee.

BJB's Corsec Division is also said to have made a Memo Request for Procurement of Agency Services to the General Division containing recommendations for three candidate providers by directing them to one of the service providers.

Then, the BJB Corsec Division made technical evaluation requirements after the submission of bids to win a certain provider. In fact, this is not allowed because the procurement requirements of agency services must be informed before the submission of bids.

Furthermore, the BJB Corsec Division also ordered the Procurement Committee not to verify the supplier's documents. This order is said to violate the rules.

As a result of their actions, the suspects were suspected of violating the provisions of Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.