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        "id": 1686517,
        "msgid": "bni-admits-oversight-in-rp-28-billion-embezzlement-case-customer-funds-guaranteed-safe-1776574251",
        "date": "2026-04-19 11:22:43",
        "title": "BNI Admits Oversight in Rp 28 Billion Embezzlement Case, Customer Funds Guaranteed Safe",
        "author": "Sakina Rakhma Diah Setiawan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Banking",
        "summary": "PT Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) has acknowledged a lapse in security that allowed the embezzlement of Rp 28 billion from the Credit Union of Paroki Aek Nabara in Rantauprapat, North Sumatra, a case that also impacts the state-owned bank itself. BNI has already returned Rp 7 billion as an initial step and plans to settle the remainder this week, emphasising transparency and accountability while assuring that funds in official products remain secure. This incident highlights vulnerabilities in informal transactions outside official banking systems, prompting swift legal coordination to restore customer confidence.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBNI)\nhas admitted to an oversight in the case of the embezzlement of funds\nbelonging to members of the Credit Union (CU) Paroki Aek Nabara,\nRantauprapat, North Sumatra, amounting to Rp 28 billion.<\/p>\n<p>This state-owned bank stated that the case also harms the\ncompany.<\/p>\n<p>BNI\u2019s Director of Human Capital &amp; Compliance, Munadi Herlambang,\nsaid that the amount of loss refers to the latest developments in the\npolice investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have conducted initial verification and coordination with law\nenforcement authorities. We have returned Rp 7 billion in the initial\nstage, and BNI is also among those affected by this incident,\u201d Munadi\nstated during an online press conference on Sunday (18\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Munadi explained that this case involves actions by rogue individuals\nwho conducted transactions outside the official banking system and\nauthority.<\/p>\n<p>The product used in this practice is also confirmed not to be an\nofficial BNI product and is not recorded in the company\u2019s operational\nsystem.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, BNI reaffirms its commitment to resolving the return of\ncustomer funds.<\/p>\n<p>The return process will be carried out based on the results of the\nlaw enforcement investigation and formalised in a legal agreement\nbetween the relevant parties.<\/p>\n<p>As an initial step, BNI has returned Rp 7 billion to CU Paroki Aek\nNabara.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have made an initial return of Rp 7 billion, and the remainder\nwill be settled this week,\u201d Munadi said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the resolution of this case is being handled with\nprinciples of transparency, accountability, and prudence to provide\nlegal certainty for all parties.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, BNI assures that customer funds held in official\nproducts remain safe and unaffected by this case.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bni-admits-oversight-in-rp-28-billion-embezzlement-case-customer-funds-guaranteed-safe-1776574251",
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