Ex-Boss Of Bank Sumsel Babel Abstain From Calling Prosecutors' Investigators

Head of the Legal Information Section for the South Sumatra Prosecutor's Office, Khaidirman/ Antara

JAKARTA - The South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati Sumsel) summoned the former Director of Bank Sumsel Babel with the initials MA. He was examined as a witness related to the alleged corruption case of the 2014 Bank Sumsel Babel Working Capital Credit (KMK BSB) to PT Gatramas Internusa worth Rp13,961 billion.

In addition, the South Sumatra Attorney General's Office also summoned two other witnesses. They are ST and AN as public appraisal service office (KJPP) officials Nanan Rahayu, Wednesday.

Head of the Legal Information Section of the South Sumatra Prosecutor's Office, Khaidirman, said that out of a number of names called by the investigators, only one person on behalf of AN was present to fulfill the summons. As for the other two people unable to attend alias absenteeism.

"Of the three names, one is present on behalf of AN, he is still being investigated by investigators since 13.00 WIB, while the other two are unable to attend," he said in Palembang, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, August 4.

Meanwhile, for the two witnesses, including the former Director of Bank Sumsel Babel, who is unable to attend, the summons will be rescheduled by investigators.

"They have been summoned by letter before but due to their absence, they will be rescheduled," he explained.

The summons for the witnesses is the first summons after investigators named two employees of Bank Sumsel Babel as suspects, namely the Middle Credit Analyst on behalf of Asri Wisnu Wardana and the Head of the Arab Credit Division Haryadi, Monday, July 27.

Then one defendant, namely the Commissioner of PT Gatramas Internusa Agustinus Judianto, Wednesday, January 6, to obtain additional evidence in the 2014 kmk case.

According to him, in addition to the examination of witnesses, the suspect's examination had to be rescheduled or delayed because they both experienced a decline in health.

"You have to be declared cured of the disease before you can schedule the summoning of the suspect for questioning from the investigators," he explained again. Previously, investigators named the two employees of Bank Sumsel Babel as suspects after examining evidence and statements from the accused Commissioner of PT Gatramas Internusa Agustinus Judianto (50) as the debtor.

The suspect is subject to Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law no. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, as amended by Law no. 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law no. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code with a sentence of four years imprisonment.

However, the South Sumatra High Court investigators have not yet detained the suspects, considering that both of them are sick.

"Both of them are currently sick, in the future there will be an examination of the witnesses, it is possible that there will be new suspects," he said again.

In that case, Bank SumselBabel provided a Working Capital Loan to PT Gatramas Internusa through Director Hery Gunawan (deceased), and Commissioner A Judianto in 2014 with a "drive bran tesco" USA type 500 HC750 hydraulic top drive system as collateral and two plots of land.

However, it turns out that the value of the collateral is suspected to have increased in amount and resulted in state losses of Rp. 13,961,400,000.

Defendant A Judianto has violated Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law no. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, as amended by Law no. 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law no. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code is subject to imprisonment for 8 years and a fine to compensate for state losses of Rp. 13 billion.