National Police Criminal Investigation Agency Names PT DSI Founder as Fourth Suspect

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Directorate of Special Economic Crimes (Dittipideksus) of the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri) has named AS, the founder of PT Dana Syariah Indonesia (DSI), as the fourth suspect in the alleged fraud and money laundering (TPPU) case. Director of Dittipideksus Bareskrim Polri Brigadier General Ade Safri Simanjuntak stated in Jakarta on Thursday that suspect AS was also the Director of PT DSI from 2018 to 2024. “Based on investigation facts with at least two valid pieces of evidence, we have named an additional suspect named AS, who is the former Director and founder of PT DSI,” Ade said. The senior police officer added that after naming the suspect, investigators have sent a summons to AS for examination. The examination as a suspect is scheduled for Wednesday (8/4) at 10:00 WIB in the Dittipideksus Room on the 5th floor of the Bareskrim Building. “Investigators have also coordinated with the Directorate General of Immigration and have imposed a six-month travel ban on suspect AS starting from 22 March 2026,” he said. In this case, Dittipideksus Bareskrim Polri investigators have named three individuals as suspects: TA, as the President Director and shareholder of PT DSI; MY, as the former Director and shareholder of PT DSI, as well as President Director of PT Mediffa Barokah Internasional and PT Duo Properti Lestari; and the last suspect ARL, as the Commissioner and shareholder of PT DSI. The suspects are charged with the criminal offence of embezzlement in office and/or embezzlement and/or fraud and/or fraud through electronic media and/or creating false entries in bookkeeping or financial reports and/or without valid supporting documents, as well as TPPU for the distribution of public funding carried out by PT DSI using fictitious projects from data or information of existing borrowers (active lenders). Previously, investigators at Dittipideksus Bareskrim Polri had seized money amounting to Rp4,074,156,192 from 41 suspect account numbers or their affiliates that have been blocked in this case. In addition to seizing money, investigators have also seized Certificates of Ownership (SHM) and Certificates of Building Rights (SHGB) belonging to borrowers (lenders) that were pledged at PT DSI.