Karawang Mortgage Corruption Case: Prosecutor Seizes Rp42.5 Billion from Housing Developer's Account
The Karawang District Attorney’s Office (Kejari) has seized Rp42.54 billion during the investigation into alleged corruption regarding the distribution of home ownership loans (KPR) at a branch of a state-owned bank in Karawang Regency, West Java.
The seized funds were taken from an escrow account held by PT BAS, a housing developer that is part of the Citra Swarna Group.
“This seizure was carried out in accordance with criminal procedural laws and is part of a series of investigative actions in the corruption case currently being handled,” said the Head of the Karawang District Attorney’s Office, Dedy Irwan Virantama, as reported on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
The total amount secured by investigators reached Rp42,545,705,067. The funds will subsequently be deposited into the Other Government Account (RPL) for the Escrow Fund of the Karawang District Attorney’s Office.
The deposit is intended to ensure the security, integrity, and accountability of fund management until the case reaches a resolution based on legal provisions and a court decision that has permanent legal force.
The ongoing investigation pertains to alleged corruption in the distribution of mortgages for housing projects developed by PT BAS during the 2021-2024 period. PT BAS is known to have received credit facilities from a state-owned bank for the construction of the Citra Swarna Grande and Kartika Residence housing estates in the Klari area, Karawang Regency.
During the investigation, the project showed indications of involving fictitious loans. According to the State Financial Loss Calculation Report from the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK RI), temporary state financial losses have reached Rp237,078,338,982.50.
These losses involve 445 debtors. In addition to seizing tens of billions of rupiah, Karawang prosecutors have also secured 495 other pieces of evidence. This evidence includes documents, electronic evidence, several bank accounts, and four buildings related to the activities of PT BAS.
In this case, the Karawang District Attorney’s Office has named three individuals as suspects. The suspects, identified by the initials VY, OH, and HH, are currently being detained at the Karawang Correctional Institution.
The suspects face charges under Article 603 in conjunction with Article 20 letter a or c of Law Number 1 of 2023 regarding the Criminal Code, in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 regarding the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001.