REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has examined 71 witnesses on Bank Indonesia liquidity support (BLBI) case. The case has involved former head of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), Syafruddin Arsyad Temenggung who already set a suspect by the anti-graft institution since April 2017.

"We have examined 71 witnesses from many society, started from notaries, advocates and also vice president special staff," said KPK spokesperson Febri Diansyah on Tuesday (January 9).

On April 2017, KPK named Syafruddin as a suspects in alleged irregularities surrounding the disbursement of BLBI case. He was detained on December 21, 2017. Then, the anti-graft body extended his detention period for 40 days, from January 9 until February 18.

Syafruddin allegedly issued a letter for Bank Dagang National Indonesia (BDNI) owner Sjamsul Nursalim freeing the latter from the obligation to pay Rp 3,7 trillion in debt owed to the government, the fund which disbursed under BLBI scheme.

In the beginning, Syafruddin has given clearance letter (SKL) to Sjamsul, which has issued based on Presidential Instruction No. 8/2002 on the grant of legal certainty to debtors who have settled their obligation or legal action to debtors who did not settle their obligation pursuant based on inspection of Shareholder Settlement Obligation (PKPS). 

The presidential instruction was issued during former president Megawati Soekarnoputri period. There were also suggestions from some ministers at that time, among them Boediono as finance minister, Dorodjatun Kuntjaradjakti as coordinating minister for economic affairs, and Laksamana Sukardi as state-owned enterprises minister.

Based on the presidential instruction, BLBI debtor was considered to have settled the debt, even though it has only paid 30 percent of the total shareholder liabilities in cash and 70 percent is paid with a certificate of proof of rights to IBRA. 

Syafruddin has allegedly proposed SKL to be approved by the Financial Sector Policy Committee (KKSK) by making changes to litigation process of obligor obligations to restructure its asset transfer obligation by BDNI to IBRA amounting to Rp 4.8 trillion, which was part of BLBI.

So the result of restructuring is Rp 1.1 trillion can be returned and billed to the farmers ponds. While Rp 3.7 trillion is not discussed in the process of restructuring. This means that there is a BDNI obligation of Rp 3.7 trillion that has not been billed and become a state losses.

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