TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has launched an investigation into an alleged bribery case involving banking notification services at state-owned lender Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) and telecommunications firm Telkom Indonesia.
KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said the probe has been initiated through a general investigation order (sprindik) issued today.
Budi explained that the alleged graft involves banking notification services provided through SMS and WhatsApp. "We have yet to name any suspects," Budi said in a written statement on Friday, June 5, 2026.
Without explaining further detail, Budi said the procurement is suspected of causing state losses of nearly two trillion rupiah (US$107 million).
KPK is also investigating a case involving the procurement of Electronic Data Capture (EDC) machines at BRI, with five suspects named thus far. This includes Deputy President Director of BRI, Catur Budi Harto; former Director of Digital and Information Technology of BRI and CEO of Allo Bank, Indra Utoyo; and BRI's SEVP of Asset Management and Procurement, Dedi Sunardi.
The other two are the President Director of PT Pasific Cipta Solusi, Elvizar; and the President Director of PT Bringin Inti Teknologi, Rudy Suprayudi Kartadidjaja.
Meanwhile, KPK had previously looked into allegations of corruption related to the procurement of IT hardware in the 2017-2018 fiscal year at PT Telkom in 2024. It is estimated that the graft case resulted in over Rp100 billion of state losses, according to the then-deputy chair of KPK, Alexander Marwata, at the time.
Alexander stated that the state's losses due to the alleged corruption at Telkom could increase as the investigation evolved. "There might be additional developments in the investigation, as we have yet to receive accurate reports," he said in 2024.
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