DSI Defendant Files Exception, Requests Operational Accountability Aligned with Authority

Defendant in the alleged criminal case of PT Dana Syariah Indonesia (DSI), Mery Yuniarni, has requested that legal accountability in the case be placed according to the authority, position, and timing of each event. The request was made through a notice of objection (exception) read out at the Depok District Court on Wednesday (29/7/2026). Through her legal counsel, Abdul Bari Alkatiri, Mery stated that after she was no longer a director, she no longer had authority over the operational management of PT Dana Syariah Indonesia. Therefore, according to her, accountability for the company’s operational activities should be borne by the party running and controlling the company at the time those activities took place. In her objection, Mery also stated that during her tenure as a director, PT Dana Syariah Indonesia did not yet have lenders, borrowers, or any fundraising and fund distribution activities that are now the subject of the case. ‘When I was still in office, there were no lenders, no borrowers, no fundraising, and no financing distribution. The activities now in question had not yet run during my tenure. All the activities now in question took place after I resigned. This fact must be examined honestly in the trial,’ Mery said in her objection. Mery also stated that the internal campaign activities mentioned in the case were carried out after she was no longer part of the board of directors. Because of this, she claimed she was never informed, asked for approval, or involved in their execution. Furthermore, Mery requested that all company documents related to the operations of PT Dana Syariah Indonesia be disclosed in the trial. These documents include changes to the board of management, data on the first lenders and borrowers, the first fundraising and fund distribution, minutes of board meetings, internal communications, and project approval documents. According to her, the disclosure of these documents is necessary so that the panel of judges can objectively assess who had the authority and control over the company’s operations at the time the alleged criminal acts occurred. In her exception, Mery also emphasised that her objection was not intended to disregard the interests of the lenders. On the contrary, she supports the full disclosure of all facts regarding the management of company funds and assets through the trial process to provide legal certainty for all parties. Previously, the public prosecutor charged Mery Yuniarni along with Taufiq Aljufri and Arie Rizal Lesmana with collecting public funds through alleged fictitious projects and an internal lender scheme. The charges will still be tested in court, while the panel of judges will first consider the exceptions filed by the defendants before deciding on the continuation of the main case examination.