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Indonesia's KPK Summons Witnesses in Bank BJB Corruption Probe

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indonesian anti-graft investigators summoned four witnesses on Wednesday in a suspected corruption case involving advertising procurement at PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat Dan Banten Tbk (Bank BJB).
  • The alleged corruption occurred between 2021 and 2023, when Ridwan Kamil served as the Governor of West Java, a period during which the bank's former CEO and a corporate secretary allegedly prepared to create an agency to meet non-budgetary fund needs.
  • Five suspects have been named in the case, accused of causing losses of Rp 222 billion ($13.6 million USD) to the regional development bank.

Indonesian anti-corruption investigators have summoned four witnesses as part of an ongoing probe into alleged corruption in advertising procurement at PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat Dan Banten Tbk (Bank BJB). The witnesses are scheduled to be examined on Wednesday at the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) Red and White Building.

The alleged corruption is said to have taken place between 2021 and 2023, a period when Ridwan Kamil was the Governor of West Java. As the majority shareholder, the governor held significant influence over the bank's strategic decisions. The KPK has already named five suspects in the case, including the former President Director of Bank BJB, Yuddy Renaldi, and the head of the Corporate Secretary Division, Widi Hartoto.

Today, KPK investigators are scheduling examinations of witnesses in the alleged criminal act of corruption related to advertising procurement at Bank BJB.

— Budi Prasetyospokesperson for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), explaining the purpose of the witness summons.

Investigators allege that Renaldi and Hartoto prepared a fictitious agency to fulfill non-budgetary fund requirements. The appointment of this agency reportedly bypassed the standard tender process, violating Bank BJB's internal regulations for goods and services procurement. The suspects are accused of causing a financial loss of Rp 222 billion (approximately $13.6 million USD) to the regional development bank.

Other named suspects include Ikin Asikin Dulmanan, controller of Arteja Muliatama and Cakrawala Kreasi agencies; Suhendrik, controller of Wahana Semesta Bandung Ekspress and BSC Advertising agencies; and Sophan Jaya Kusuma, controller of Cipta Karya Mandiri Bersama and Cipta Karya Sukses Bersama agencies. Notably, Yuddy Renaldi resigned from his position shortly before the KPK announced the investigation into the case on March 5.

Here, of course, the agencies have also agreed, so they, together with the Bank BJB parties, namely the director and the head of the corporate secretary division, committed acts detrimental to state finances.

— Budi Sukmo Wibowoacting head of the KPK's Investigation Directorate, explaining the alleged collusion between agency representatives and bank officials.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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