Palembang, KOTABARI.COM – The Tabur or Tangkap Buton Team of the South Sumatra Prosecutor’s Office successfully apprehended an employee of a red plate bank with the initials AT over suspected corruption of customer funds from 2022 to 2023, resulting in an estimated state loss of IDR 6.4 billion.
The suspect, AT, was captured in front of his residence at a restaurant in the Demang Lebar Daun Street area of Palembang on Wednesday (1/17/2024) at approximately 3:30 PM local time, after being declared a Wanted Person (Daftar Pencarian Orang – DPO) for the past month.
Assistant Special Criminal Prosecutor of the South Sumatra Prosecutor’s Office, Abdullah Noer Denny, accompanied by the Head of Public Relations of the South Sumatra Prosecutor’s Office, Vanny Yulia Eka Sari, stated that the DPO apprehension was a result of joint efforts by the Tabur Team and the criminal investigators of the South Sumatra Prosecutor’s Office. The capture was executed after an intensive tracking operation through communication devices.
After determining his location, the Tabur Team, led by Adi Mulyawan, conducted a swift and unopposed arrest of the suspect AT.
“Following the successful apprehension, AT was immediately taken to the South Sumatra Prosecutor’s Office. Subsequently, AT is subject to detention for the next 20 days, from January 17, 2024, to February 5, 2024, at the Class IA PAKJO Palembang Detention Center,” Denny explained on Wednesday.
He further elaborated that the suspect’s modus operandi involved impersonating customers to open bank accounts and activate their ATM and mobile banking services. AT then utilized two mobile instruments, using duplicate numbers, without the knowledge of approximately 8 customers. The purpose for the misappropriated funds, amounting to IDR 6.4 billion, is yet to be determined as the suspect has not been interrogated.
Denny highlighted that, as of now, the seized evidence primarily consists of documents, and further stages of the investigation will follow. Additionally, he confirmed that no involvement of other individuals in the case has been identified.
It is worth noting that the suspect AT was designated as a suspect based on two preliminary pieces of evidence, in accordance with Article 184 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP). AT, an active employee of a Red Plate Bank, is charged under Article 2 paragraph (1) of the Anti-Corruption Law and Article 3 of the Corruption Law or Article 8 of the Corruption Law, with a financial loss to the state amounting to IDR 6.4 billion.