Bareskrim Polri to name new suspect in PT DSI fraud case
Jakarta — The Economic Crime Directorate (Dittipideksus) of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) Criminal Investigation Directorate stated it will name a new suspect in the alleged fraud case involving PT Dana Syariah Indonesia (DSI).
“Based on investigation findings obtained by the investigative team with a minimum of two valid pieces of evidence and based on coordination results with the public prosecutor’s office (JPU), the investigative team will name a new suspect,” said Brigadier General Ade Safri Simanjuntak, Director of the Economic Crime Directorate of Bareskrim Polri, in Jakarta on Wednesday.
He stated that investigations into the new suspect will be conducted in a separate case file (splitsing) from the three suspects previously named.
“Further updates on the investigation of this new suspect will be provided at a later stage,” he added.
In addition, he noted that investigators will also conduct investigations into the corporate entity, specifically PT DSI itself.
“The investigation will focus on corporate criminal liability, whereby the company as an entity can be held responsible if a crime is committed by management for the company’s benefit,” he said.
It is known that Dittipideksus Bareskrim Polri has named three suspects: TA (Taufiq Aljufri) as President Director and shareholder of PT DSI; MY as former Director and shareholder of PT DSI, as well as President Director of PT Mediffa Barokah Internasional and PT Duo Properti Lestari; and ARL as Commissioner and shareholder of PT DSI.
All three are charged with embezzlement in office and/or embezzlement and/or fraud and/or fraud through electronic media and/or falsification of accounting records or financial reports and/or without valid supporting documents, as well as money laundering (TPPU) stemming from fund disbursements from the public by PT DSI using fictitious projects derived from data or information of existing borrowers during the 2018–2025 period.
Total losses from this case are estimated at Rp2.4 trillion.
On Wednesday, investigators transferred the first-stage case file to the public prosecutor’s office (JPU) concerning the three named suspects.