Former Bank Jateng CEO Demanded 10 Years in Sritex Corruption Case

Semarang (ANTARA) - Former Bank Jateng CEO Supriyatno has been demanded a 10-year prison sentence in the alleged corruption case involving the provision of credit facilities to PT Sritex. Prosecutor Triyana Setya Putra, during the trial at the Semarang Corruption Court on Monday, also demanded that the defendant Supriyatno pay a fine of Rp1 billion, which if not paid would be replaced with imprisonment for 190 days. “Declaring the defendant guilty of violating Article 603 of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code,” said the prosecutor at the trial presided over by Chief Judge Rommel Franciskus Tampubolon. In its considerations, the prosecutor stated that the defendant Supriyatno had approved the loan application submitted by PT Sritex, which was split into two parts, Rp75 billion and Rp175 billion each, to avoid approval by the board of commissioners. The defendant’s actions resulted in state losses of Rp502 billion based on calculations by the Financial Audit Board (BPK). The defendant’s actions, the prosecutor said, do not support the government’s programme in eradicating corruption. In addition, the defendant’s actions have led to a decline in public trust in banking institutions. In the case, besides Supriyatno, the prosecutor also demanded former Director of Corporate and Commercial Business Bank Jateng Pujiono and former Head of Corporate and Commercial Business Division Bank Jateng Suldiarta in the same criminal act. Both were demanded 8 years and 7 years in prison, respectively, as well as fines of Rp1 billion. In response to the demands, the panel of judges gave the defendants the opportunity to present their defences at the next hearing.