Not Depositing 40 Customers' Money, 2 BRI Link Credit Agents In Banyuasin Raup Profit Of IDR 2.6 Billion

Two BRI Link rural business credit agents in the Banyuasin Regency have been named suspects in the alleged banking case / Via ANTARA

PELEMBANG - The South Sumatra Regional Police have named two rural business credit agents BRI Link in Banyuasin Regency as suspects in the case of embezzling customer funds worth Rp. 2.6 billion.

Director of the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the South Sumatra Police Kombes Barly Ramadhany said the BRI Link agent named Marsidi (41 years old) was a resident of Jati Sari Village, Mekar Sari Village, Karang Agung Ilir District, Banyuasin, South Sumatra. Then, Ruslan (43 years old), a resident of Mekar Sari Hamlet III, Mekar Sari Village.

"Based on the adequacy of evidence and witness statements during the investigation by investigators, the two BRI Link agents in their respective villages have now been designated as suspects," he said in Palembang, Antara, Tuesday, July 19.

He explained that the suspects facilitated the submission of applications for rural business loans as many as 42 customers at BRI Bank Dwikora unit, Polygon Unit, and Palembang Maskrebet Unit.

"From the results of the investigation, it is known that the two suspects as BRI Link agents did not deposit credit repayment money from customers, with a total deposit of Rp. 2.6 billion, to BRI Bank cash," he said.

However, he said, the money to repay the micro rural business credit facilities of the customers was actually used by the suspects for their personal interests.

"The suspect is currently being held in the detention cell of the Dit Tahti Polda South Sumatra until July 28, 2022 for the investigation process," he added.

He said investigators also confiscated 42 documents of rural business credit agreements, internal audit reports on 42 debtors, a letter of cooperation agreement between Bank BRI and the suspects Ruslan and Marsidi.

For this action, the suspects were charged with Article 50 of Law Number 10 of 1998 concerning Banking, subsidiary Article 374 of the Criminal Code, which is more subsidiary to Article 372 of the Criminal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of 8 years imprisonment and a fine of Rp. 100 billion.