Commission III Holds Hearing with Victims of BLN Cooperative Fraudulent Investment Scheme in Central Java
The Indonesian House of Representatives’ Commission III has received a hearing with numerous victims and police officials to discuss the fraudulent investment case involving Bahana Lintas Nusantara (BLN) Cooperative, which has affected tens of thousands of people across several regions in Central Java.
The case has implicated BLN Cooperative, which has now designated one person, the head of BLN’s Salatiga branch with the initials D, as a suspect.
“I am very grateful, Sir Director of Special Crime Investigation, for coming from Central Java, and to everyone here as we seek a solution to this problem,” said Habiburokhman, Chairman of Commission III, opening the meeting at the Parliamentary Complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday (9 March).
The meeting was attended by numerous victim representatives accompanied by their legal team and Kombes Djoko Julianto, Director of Special Crime Investigation at the Central Java Regional Police.
In his presentation, Djoko stated that his office has so far received 75 complaints in this case, from an estimated victim count reaching tens of thousands.
During the investigation process since August 2025, Djoko noted that one person has been designated as a suspect. She is the head of BLN’s Salatiga branch, Daliyati, although she has not yet been detained.
“This is an anatomy of crime related to the office in Salatiga which we have now designated as having one suspect, the branch head in the name of Ms Daliyati,” said Djoko.
Besides designating a suspect, Djoko said his office also sealed the BLN office in Salatiga on Thursday (5 March), as one of several BLN offices in Central Java. In the search, police seized various pieces of evidence such as electronic equipment and documents.
In this case, Djoko said the suspect offered profits of 4.7 per cent per month, and this could reach 100 per cent in a year.
“The modus operandi, as presented by customers earlier, involved offering savings products by collecting funds from the public with promises or inducements of high interest of 4.17 per cent per month,” said Djoko.
Meeting conclusions
Meanwhile, the meeting produced several key conclusions, including a request that the Central Java Regional Police detain Nicholas Nyoto Prasetyo as the chairman of BLN Cooperative.
Beyond providing legal certainty, Commission III also requested that the Central Java Regional Police undertake efforts to recover victim losses through tracing, seizure, confiscation or asset recovery.
“Commission III of the House of Representatives requests the Director of Special Economic Crime (Dirtipideksus) at the National Police Criminal Investigation Directorate to optimise the Complaint Post for Bahana Lintas Nusantara (BLN) Cooperative customers,” said Habib, reading out the meeting’s conclusions.