Musi Banyuasin, KOTABARI.COM – The District Attorney’s Office (Kejari) of Musi Banyuasin is currently investigating 20 customers and 4 employees of a state-owned bank regarding allegations of corruption involving the Credit for People’s Business (KUR) funds, amounting to Rp 1 billion in losses to the state. The investigation is part of an intensive probe led by Kejari Muba.
Roy Riyadi, Head of Kejari Muba, disclosed that the examinations were conducted on Monday (1/7). Evidence gathered suggests that bank employees manipulated customer data to disburse KUR funds improperly.
“Yesterday, Monday (1/7), we examined 20 bank customers and 4 state bank employees. From these examinations, we have gathered sufficient preliminary evidence indicating manipulation of customer data by bank officials to disburse KUR funds,” Roy stated to Kotabari on Tuesday (2/7/2024).
Roy explained that the employees’ modus operandi involved falsifying customer data to secure KUR loans. Funds intended for developing community businesses were allegedly diverted for personal gain.
“They created fictitious credit values and recorded deposits that were never made by customers,” Roy revealed.
The alleged corruption came to light following an internal audit by the bank, which raised suspicions of KUR fund misuse. These suspicions prompted the bank to report findings to Kejari Muba, who swiftly initiated examinations of several witnesses.
“After the bank’s internal team suspected potential misuse of KUR funds, we promptly acted and examined multiple witnesses,” Roy added.
Kejari Muba continues its investigation and expects to identify suspects in the case shortly.