Former Bank Jateng CEO Demanded 10 Years in Prison for Sritex Credit Corruption

Former CEO of Bank Jateng, Supriyatno, has been demanded a 10-year prison sentence in a case of alleged corruption involving the granting of credit facilities to PT Sritex.

The demand was read out during a hearing at the Semarang Corruption Court on Monday (20/4).

Prosecutor Triyana Setya Putra also demanded that the defendant pay a fine of Rp1 billion. If not paid, the fine will be replaced with imprisonment for 190 days.

“The defendant is proven guilty of violating Article 603 of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code,” said the prosecutor at the hearing chaired by Chief Judge Rommel Franciskus Tampubolon.

In his indictment, the prosecutor stated that Supriyatno approved the credit application from PT Sritex, which was split into two parts: Rp75 billion and Rp175 billion. This scheme is suspected to have been done to avoid the obligation for approval from the board of commissioners.

As a result of this act, the state suffered losses of Rp502 billion based on the audit results of the Financial Audit Board (BPK).

The prosecutor assessed that the defendant’s actions are not in line with the government’s efforts to eradicate corruption and impact the decline in public trust in banking institutions.

In the same case, the prosecutor also filed demands against two other defendants, namely former Director of Corporate and Commercial Business of Bank Jateng, Pujiono, and former Head of Corporate and Commercial Business Division of Bank Jateng, Suldiarta.

Both were demanded sentences of 8 years and 7 years in prison, respectively, and fined Rp1 billion each.

In response to the demands, the panel of judges gave the defendants the opportunity to present their defence or plea at the next hearing.