4 PT Pos Finansial Corruption Suspects Arrested By West Java Prosecutors

The West Java High Prosecutor's Office has arrested a corruption suspect in PT Pos Finansial (Posfin). (ANTARA/HO-Kejati West Java)

BANDUNG - The West Java High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) has detained four suspects in the alleged corruption case worth Rp52 billion at PT Pos Finansial (Posfin) Indonesia, which is a subsidiary of PT Pos Indonesia.

The Assistant for Special Crimes at the West Java Prosecutor's Office, Riyono, said that in this case there were actually five suspects, namely the initials RDC, S, MT, RA, and SN. However, recently S is known to have died.

"After a summons to the West Java Prosecutor's Office and an examination, he was named a suspect," said Riyono in Bandung, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, October 5.

The two suspects, namely RDC and MT, have been detained since three weeks ago. Meanwhile, RA and SN have been detained since Monday, October 4.

Riyono explained the roles of the five suspects, namely RDC as the former Manager of Accounting and Finance of PT Posfin, S as former Director of PT Posfin, MT as Branch Head of PT Berdikari Insurance Bandung.

Meanwhile, RA is a former Branch Head of PT Caraka Mulia Bandung who is a broker in the case and SN is an employee of a private bank in Bandung.

As for the construction of the case, Riyono explained that it started with RDC which paid the premium for the guarantee certificate to PT Berdikari Insurance through the broker PT Caraka Mulia. However, the payment was allegedly marked up and canceled by PT Berdikari in the amount of Rp2.8 billion.

In addition, RDC also procured equipment that was contracted to PT Posfin with a proposed value of Rp. 19 billion. In fact, said Riyono, the procurement project was allegedly fictitious.

Then RDC allegedly used PT Posfin funds to acquire shares of a number of other companies using other people's names amounting to Rp17 billion.

In addition, S is suspected of using PT Posfin funds for his personal interests amounting to Rp. 4.2 billion. He is also suspected of using PT Posfin funds amounting to Rp9.2 billion to redeem his private house certificate.

"A number of deviant activities are suspected to have caused state losses of IDR 52 billion," said Riyono.

The MT involvement, said Riyono, occurred when RDC made a premium payment for the guarantee certificate to PT Berdikari. It is alleged that MT conspired with RDC to cancel the payment of Rp. 2.8 billion.

After the cancellation, the insurance premium payment of Rp. 2.8 billion was then transferred by RA to the account of MT and two MT partners in the amount of Rp. 871 million.

However, the premium paid to PT Berdikari Insurance's account from Rp. 2.8 billion was only Rp. 391 million. According to Ruyono, the remaining money that was not paid was then distributed to the suspects.

After a number of investigations, Riyono said that RA was suspected of enjoying more than Rp. 672 million, SN of Rp. 366 million, MT of Rp. 302 million, RDC of Rp. 202 million, and S of Rp. 700 million.

"They also agreed to share the excess insurance premium money from the one officially received by PT Berdikari Insurance," said Riyono.

Riyono said the suspects were charged with Article 2 Paragraph (1), Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes in conjunction with Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.