BNI Bank breaker Rp 1.7 trillion was arrested in Serbia

Reporter: Yuwono Triatmodjo | Editor: Yuwono triatmojo

KONTAN.CO.ID – BELGRADE. Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly brought encouraging news from his trip to Serbia. The delegation he led succeeded in completing the extradition process for fugitive perpetrators of burglary PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk (BBNI) Maria Pauline Lumowa from the country.

“I am pleased to say that we have officially completed the process handing over or the surrender of fugitives on behalf of Maria Pauline Lumowa from the Serbian government, “Yasonna said in a press statement as broadcast by Kompas.TV, Wednesday (07/08/2020).

“The success in completing the extradition process cannot be separated from the legal diplomacy and good relations between the two countries. In addition, the extradition process is also a sweet fruit of the government’s commitment to long-running law enforcement efforts,” Yasonna added.

Maria Pauline Lumowa is one of the suspected perpetrators of the Bank BNI Kebayoran Baru cash burglary through a fictitious Letter of Credit (L / C).

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In the period of October 2002 to July 2003, Bank BNI disbursed loans worth 136 million US dollars and 56 million Euros or equal to Rp 1.7 Trillion at the current exchange rate to PT Gramarindo Group owned by Maria Pauline Lumowa and Adrian Waworuntu.

The action of PT Gramarindo Group is suspected of getting help from ‘insiders’ because BNI continues to approve L / C guarantees from Dubai Bank Kenya Ltd., Rosbank Switzerland, Middle East Bank Kenya Ltd., and The Wall Street Banking Corp which are not BNI’s correspondent banks .

In June 2003, BNI suspicious of PT Gramarindo Group’s financial transactions began an investigation and found that the company had never exported.