Founder Becomes Fourth Suspect in PT DSI Funding Case

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Investigators from the Directorate of Economic and Special Crimes (Dittipideksus) at Bareskrim Polri have once again named one suspect in the case of alleged fraud and embezzlement related to the distribution of funding from the public by PT Dana Syariah Indonesia (PT DSI).

The Director of Special Economic Crimes at Bareskrim Polri, Brigadier General Ade Safri Simanjuntak, stated that the naming of the suspect was based on the results of the investigation that has met the minimum of two valid pieces of evidence.

“We have named an additional suspect named AS, who is the former Director of PT DSI for the period 2018–2024 as well as the founder of PT DSI,” said Ade Safri in his statement on Thursday (2/4/2026).

In addition, investigators have coordinated with the Directorate General of Immigration to impose a travel ban on suspect AS for six months, effective from 22 March 2026.

In this case, investigators had previously named three suspects, namely TA as the President Director and shareholder of PT DSI, MY as the former director and shareholder, and ARL who served as commissioner and shareholder of the company.

According to Ade, the three suspects are alleged to have roles in the operations and management of PT DSI’s funding activities that harmed the funders or lenders.

The total default by PT DSI amounts to around Rp 2.4 trillion.

That amount still has the potential to increase as this alleged fraud case continues.

From the investigation results, the practice is alleged to have occurred from 2018 to 2025 and caused losses to the funders.