The East Java High Prosecutor’s Office has named an additional suspect in an ongoing corruption case involving the distribution of Micro People’s Business Credit (KUR) at the PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Jember branch. The case covers the period from 2021 to May 2023.
The new suspect, identified by the initials SH, served as a collection agent for PT Ternak Maharani and PT Berlian. The appointment was formalized through a suspect determination letter dated September 17, 2026. With this addition, the total number of suspects in the case has reached five.
Assistant for Special Crimes at the East Java High Prosecutor’s Office, I Gede Punia Atmaja, confirmed the development on Thursday, September 17, 2026. The four previously named suspects include FMH, the former head of the BNI Jember branch, and three other collection agents: AM of CV Juara Tani, IS of CV Artha Nanjaya, and HN of PT Niram.
Investigators allege that the suspects engaged in a structured scheme involving the submission of fraudulent credit applications. According to the investigation, SH allegedly collected identification documents from residents without verifying their eligibility for credit. Prospective debtors were reportedly photographed at locations claimed to be their businesses, which were actually livestock pens and fields owned by SH.
Authorities state that many of the applicants were unable to read the documents they signed. Upon the disbursement of funds, debtors reportedly received approximately Rp1 million, while their bank books and ATM cards were surrendered to SH. The funds were allegedly used to settle non-performing loans to facilitate new credit applications and were also lent to other parties.
The investigation identified 98 debtors linked to PT Ternak Maharani with disbursements totaling Rp4.25 billion, and 37 debtors linked to PT Berlian with disbursements totaling Rp1.89 billion. These two channels alone resulted in a loss of Rp6.14 billion. According to calculations by the East Java Representative of the Financial and Supervisory Agency (BPKP), the total state loss in the case is estimated at Rp41.48 billion.
SH has been charged with corruption and embezzlement and is currently being held at the Class I Detention Center in Surabaya, specifically at the East Java High Prosecutor’s Office branch. The investigation remains ongoing.
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