Family Of Suspect In BPD Bali Corruption Case Returns IDR 1.1 Billion

PHOTOS of the Bali Attorney General's Office

DENPASAR - Families of SW and IKB suspected of corruption in the fictitious credit of the Regional Development Bank (BPD) of Badung, Bali, handed over IDR 1.1 billion of money to the Bali High Court.

"The families of the suspects SW and IKB handed over the money to the Bali Prosecutor's Office investigator as a refund for state losses in the investigation of alleged criminal acts of fictitious credit corruption in the form of business working capital loans and construction of goods and services procurement of Regional Development Bank of Bali Badung Branch", said Head of Legal Information Section (Kasipenkum) Bali Attorney General's Office, Luga Harlianto, Tuesday, June 28.

Then the money is put into the Bali Prosecutor's Office safekeeping account at BRI. The money will be confiscated by the Bali Attorney General's Office investigators to be used to strengthen evidence at trial.

"Investigators have received money as part of the refund of state losses, in this case, BPD Bali. The suspects SW and IKB, in the investigation, realized their mistake and wanted to be responsible for the actions they had done", he said.

"The rest of the state losses due to the actions of suspects SW and IKB are sought to be handed over to the Bali Prosecutor's Office investigators in stages. Of course, this is what is expected from the leadership of the Bali Attorney General's Office that the action taken in the special criminal sector is not only oriented towards prosecution but also to recovering state losses, " said Luga.

Previously, SW and IKB together with IMK and DPS were named suspects by the Bali Attorney General's Office investigators on April 11, 2022. The suspects were suspected of providing business working capital loans and construction of goods and services procurement of BPD Bali Badung Branch which was allegedly fictitious in 2016. and 2017 amounting to IDR 5 billion.

"The Bali Attorney General's Office investigators have so far asked for information from 16 people as witnesses. Furthermore, investigators will schedule soon to ask for expert testimony and information from the suspect. This is done in conjunction with an audit of the calculation of state losses that are being carried out", said Luga.