KPK Uncovers Irregular Fund Flows in bank bjb Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has disclosed that funds allocated for advertising at Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten (bank bjb) during the 2021-2023 fiscal years were not used as intended. Acting Director of Investigations Achmad Taufik Husein stated during a press conference on Monday that an audit had uncovered unlawful acts, and that money from agency fees was subsequently managed by the bank and used for other purposes. The KPK had previously questioned former BPK member Ahmadi Noor Supit in August of last year regarding the allegations. Taufik added that investigators are also probing the use of bank bjb’s non-budgetary funds for the benefit of the West Java Provincial Government, a period when Ridwan Kamil served as governor. The investigation is also tracing fund flows suspected to involve nominee parties. The KPK has detained four suspects for an initial 20-day period: Widi Hartoto, former head of the bank’s Change Management Office; Ikin Asikin Dulmanan, director of PT Cakrawala Kreasi Mandiri; Suhendrik, director of PT Wahana Semesta Bandung Ekspres; and Elang Sophan Jaya Kusuma, commissioner of PT Cipta Karya Sukses Bersama. A fifth suspect, former bank bjb president director Yuddy Renaldi, requested a postponement of his detention citing illness, which investigators are verifying.