REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named the former Head of Indonesian Banking Restructuring Agency (BPPN) Syafruddin Arsyad Tumenggung as a new suspect in Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support (BLBI) corruption case. The case had been a national investigation since 2014. 

The Deputy Chairman of KPK Basaria Panjaitan said Syafruddin served as the head of BPPN since April 2002. He submitted a proposal to the Financial Sector Action Committee (KKSK) on May 2002. 

The proposal said KSKK agree with the changes on litigation process to mandatory obligors to be restructuring of mandatory assets handover by obligors of Indonesian National Trade Bank (BDNI) to BPPN. The value was Rp 4.8 trillion. 

"The result of the restructuring process is Rp 1.1 trillion, classified as sustainabie and it was billed to the ponds farmers,” said Basaria in his office, Kuningan, Jakarta, on Tuesday (April 25). 

The rest of Rp 3.7 trillion was not included into the discussion about restructuring process. Therefore, there should be Rp 3.7 billion of bill from BDNI’s obligor to be paid. 

But, on April 2014, Syafruddin issued a letter of shareholders obligations fulfillment for Samsul Nur Salim. Salim was a majority shareholder who still has obligation to BPPN. 

Syafruddin was argued to conduct an act for his own or others or corporate’s benefit by his position. He allegedly caused Rp 3.7 trillion of state loss. He was accused for violationg article 2 verse 1 or article 3 of Law No. 31 in 1999 as amendment of Law No. 20 in 2001 on Combating Corruption juncto article 55 verse 1 of the first Criminal Code. 

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