The Role Of The Former Head Of The BNI Branch Was Revealed, Agreeing To CV ABB Intermediary The Distribution Of The 789th KUR Farmers Although Not Fulfilling Conditions

Former Head of PT BNI Mataram Branch Amiruddin (fourth right) who became a defendant in the KUR fund corruption case for farmers with a loss of Rp29.6 billion/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The prosecutor revealed the role of Amiruddin, the former Head of PT Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) Mataram Branch in the corruption case in the distribution of people's business credit funds (KUR) in 2020-2021 for 789 farmers in East Lombok and Central Lombok Regencies. Amiruddin's role was revealed from the description of the indictment read by the public prosecutor in the first trial of the corruption case in the distribution of KUR funds with state losses of Rp29.6 billion at the Mataram Corruption Crime District Court (Tipikor), Tuesday, February 21. "Meskip mengetahui CV ABB (Agro Biobriket dan Briket) tidak memenuhi persyaratan sebagai aturan internal BNI sebagai an agent intermediate yang tidak memiliki kemitraan dengan petani. Tetapi, Amiruddin sebagai Kepala BNI Branch Mataram tetap menyetujui CV ABB sebagai agent intermedian untuk penyaluran KUR," kata Fajar Alamsyah Malo yang mewakir jaksa umum membacakan dakwaan Amiruddin dihad before Majelis Hakim Pengadilan Negeri Tipikor Mataram. The prosecutor also said that Amiruddin approved CV ABB as an intermediary agent for the distribution of KUR funds based on a recommendation from PT Sumba Moelti Agriculture (SMA) which was signed directly by the director of Joanina Rachma Novinda. "In order to be more effective and efficient in operational and administrative management, PT SMA recommends CV ABB to cooperate directly with PT BNI Mataram Branch according to a recommendation letter signed by witness Joanina Rachma Novinda as Director of PT SMA," he said. In addition to getting a recommendation from PT SMA, explained Fajar, CV ABB also received a recommendation from the Chairman of the Regional Leadership Council (DPD) of the Indonesian Farmers Harmony Association (HKTI) West Nusa Tenggara Rumaksi who is currently still active in the position of Deputy Regent of East Lombok, as well as a recommendation from the Secretary of the DPD HKTI NTB Iwan Setiawan. Armed with recommendations from PT SMA and HKTI NTB, Amiruddin ordered marketing researcher Heri Prabowo to issue a memo stating that CV ABB is worthy of being an intermediary agent in managing and providing recommendations on KUR applications for farmers in East Lombok and Central Lombok Regencies. As a follow-up to the issuance of the memo, Amiruddin as Head of PT BNI Mataram Branch signed a cooperation agreement (PKS) with CV Director ABB M. Herdian Hidayat. In the PKS script, he explained, it was written that it was made on November 27, 2020. However, in fact, the PKS was made and signed on January 8, 2021. Likewise, the issuance of the memo on November 27, 202 was made in January 2021. "That the dating of the PKS document and the memo was made dated backwards on Amiruddin's orders to meet the administrative requirements for cooperation between PT BNI Mataram Branch and CV ABB," he said. Formally, he explained, Amiruddin should work together in distributing KUR funds with M. Herdian Hidayat as Director of CV ABB. However, in the implementation related to the cooperation, Amiruddin carried out all stages of activities with Lalu Irham who was also a defendant in this case. "Then Irham, which formally has nothing to do with the cooperation agreement in question. However, Lalu Irham is the real owner of CV ABB. Meanwhile, M. Herdian Hidayat was only an employee who was appointed and paid by the defendant Lalu Irham," he said. The follow-up to the PKS, continued Komang Prasetya, the representative of the public prosecutor, stated that Amiruddin submitted data on farmers in East Lombok and Central Lombok Regencies with 1,340 people to analysts to carry out field verification. The data was revealed to have come from Lalu Irham through the CV ABB recommendation. In the verification process, it was revealed that CV ABB does not have a GPS ploting system. PT BNI Mataram Branch is also said to have no cooperation with the regional agriculture office. According to the rules, these two must be a condition for distributing KUR funds. "Karena mengetahui tidak ada kelengkapan syarat tersebut, Amiruddin memerintahkan para analis untuk tidak turun lapangan," ucapnya. Nevertheless, the KUR application was still processed and approved by Amiruddin which was followed up in the form of a credit and disbursement agreement. The data used by PT BNI Mataram Branch is farmer data from CV ABB. "According to the agreement between Amiruddin and Lalu Irham, KUR disbursement is given in the form of agricultural production facilities and infrastructure (sapprotan) with the condition that the debtor's account is blocked," he said. With this agreement, Amiruddin then issued and signed a credit approval letter and credit agreement as well as KUR realization for 789 debtors from farmers. The total distribution reached Rp29.95 billion. In detail, 779 debtors came from corn farmers in Pemongkong Village, Sekaroh Village, Seriwe Village, Ekas Buana Village and Kwang Rundun Village in Jerowaru District, East Lombok Regency with a KUR value of Rp29.6 billion. Then, 10 debtors from the tambakau farmer in Pujut District, Central Lombok Regency with KUR worth IDR 345 million. The follow-up to the agreement, Lalu Irham made a mechanism for distribution as if it had been implemented, namely by utilizing another company, namely PT Mitra Universal Group (MUG). The company was also created by Lalu Irham to be appointed by CV ABB as a spray distributor. "According to Lalu Irham's order, the Halimiatus Sya'ban staff from CV ABB made a report on the handover of goods from the company to debtors. All signatures and administrative equipment were forged according to the data," he said. Furthermore, so that the money that goes into the accounts of the beneficiaries of the aid enters Lalu Irham's pocket. Then Irham made the PT MUG mechanism to apply for payment of saprotan to CV ABB. On the basis of this application, CV ABB proposed the transfer of KUR funds from the accounts of beneficiaries to PT MUG's account. "After the KUR funds were transferred from the BNI debtor's account to the PT MUG account, then Irham freely used the funds for personal gain," he said. With this description of the indictment, Komang assured that the state loss of Rp29.6 billion in this case also came from the transfer of KUR funds from accounts of farmers in Jerowaru District, East Lombok Regency. At the end of the indictment, the prosecutor stated that Amiruddin and Lalu Irham's actions violated Article 2 paragraph (1) and/or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption as amended by Law no. 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code. "That Amiruddin together with Lalu Irham, has done, ordered to do, and participated in unlawful acts that enrich themselves, others and/or corporations, causing state losses based on the results of the NTB BPKP calculation of Rp29.6 billion," he said.