Former Bank Jateng CEO declares innocence in Sritex corruption case

Semarang (ANTARA) - Supriyatno, the former Director General of Bank Jateng and defendant in the alleged corruption case regarding the provision of credit facilities to PT Sritex, stated that he was not guilty in the criminal act that harmed the state finances by hundreds of billions of rupiah.

“What I am certain of is that I did something right,” said Supriyatno in response to questions from Chief Judge Rommel Franciskus Tampubolon during the trial at the Corruption Court at the Semarang District Court on Monday, with the agenda of examining the defendant.

According to him, the decisions he made in granting the loan to PT Sritex were based on good faith and without any conflict of interest.

He stated that the condition experienced by PT Sritex would occur if it indeed faced payment default.

During the examination, the defendant Supriyatno explained the mechanism of the loan application by PT Sritex, from the request to the disbursement.

Supriyatno also answered about the mechanism of granting the loan from stage 1 to 4.

Due to the approval of the credit deemed to have led to problems, the defendant was assessed to have violated the principle of prudence.

In the alleged corruption case of granting credit to PT Sritex, Supriyatno’s actions resulted in state financial losses of Rp502 billion.

After the defendant’s examination, Chief Judge Rommel Franciskus Tampubolon gave the public prosecutor the opportunity to present demands at the upcoming trial.

Rommel reminded the defendant and related parties in this case not to contact the judge or court clerks.

“Do not contact us or the clerks. We will deliver a just decision,” he said.