Hotman Paris: Just Pay Winda Earl's Money, That's Small Compared To Maybank's IDR175 Trillion Assets

Attorney at PT Maybank Indonesia Tbk, Hotman Paris Hutapea. (Photo: Instagram @hotmanparisofficial)

JAKARTA - Attorney at PT Bank Maybank Indonesia Tbk. Hotman Paris Hutapea said that he advised his client to replace Winda Lunardi alias WInda Earl's missing money worth Rp. 22.8 billion.

Hotman revealed this in an event on a private television station which was broadcast on Thursday, November 12. This well-known lawyer said, despite the many irregularities in this case, he had asked Maybank to pay compensation.

"I told Maybank, just pay. This is small money, while Maybank's assets are Rp. 175 trillion," he said.

However, because it has gone through a legal process, Maybank is willing to pay but with a win-win solution. Hotman also invited Winda and his father, Herman Lunardi to meet at Johny's Coffee in order to find the best solution for both parties.

On the one hand, Hotman stated that the suspect Winda Earl embezzling money, namely the Head of the Maybank Cipulir Branch with the initials A, was a friend of the victim's father, Herman Gunardi. Hotman said the investigation has been running for almost more than 5 months and has not yet found a bright spot.

This was said Hotman, due to the proximity of the suspect to the victim's father. So, he continued, Maybank himself needed to reveal many things from each victim's statement.

"Because it is indeed Winda's father who has long been friends with the branch head, the suspect," said Hotman.

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Previously Hotman explained, the loss of savings from customers who are also e-sports athletes, Winda Lunardi or Winda Earl, because they are used for foreign exchange (forex) transactions.

The suspect in the disappearance of Winda Earl's money is the head of the Bank Maybank Cipulir branch, South Jakarta. Hotman said, besides forex, another investment made by the suspect was investment in insurance products at Prudential, on behalf of Winda.

"What needs to be underlined is that this Branch Manager did not run away, or use the money he took for personal needs. He has admitted all his mistakes. But what is strange is, all transactions are made for the customer. He uses for forex, and opens insurance on behalf of customers. This is like the victim agreeing to all the actions of the suspect, "Hotman said in the Metro TV program, Tuesday, September 10.