Jusuf Hamka's Alleged Extortion Case Goes To Investigation

Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus (DOK VOI-Diah Ayu)

JAKARTA - The police stated that the alleged extortion case involving an employee of a sharia bank and businessman Jusuf Hamka has been investigated.

Jusuf Hamka reported the case that started from debt problems to the Metro Jaya Police

"It has been fingerprinted," said the Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Yusri Yunus, to reporters, Tuesday, July 27.

Even though it has gone up to the investigation stage, Yusri continued, in this case investigators have not yet named a suspect. The development of the handling of the case is still at the witness examination stage.

Not long ago, investigators examined Slamet Sulistiono, who is an employee of the Central Java Bank Syariah Business Unit (UUS). The inquest took place on July 22.

"The suspect has not yet been identified, but his fingerprints have been raised. Later we will check everything and then we will determine who the suspect is," he said.

"The suspicion is Article 372 and Article 374 of embezzlement within the company's position," continued Yusri.

As previously reported, in this case, Jusuf Hamka had asked the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to take firm action against rogue Islamic banks who run their business activities without following Islamic principles. Jusuf made this request because he felt he was being blackmailed by a private Islamic bank over a debt case.

"I have paid off the debt, the money is there (paid) but I don't want to accept it," he said when he was a resource person on Deddy Corbuzier's Youtube channel.

Investigate a calibaration, the problem stems from Jusuf's intention to immediately pay off his loan of around Rp800 billion. However, the bank is considered to have refused to accept all the funds that have been placed in a special holding account.

In fact, this intermediary institution actually imposes certain deductions on the grounds of paying the yield (interest) on loans made and not stating that the debt has been paid off.