Inp.polri.go.id – Jakarta. The investigators of Indonesian National Police Criminal Investigation Unit determined Panji Gumilang as the prime suspect of money laundering. The determination was done after investigators held open session.
Director of Special Economic Crimes of Criminal Investigation Unit, Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan explains that Panji has embezzled loan funds amounting to IDR 73 billion. The funds were acquired by Indonesia Islamic Boarding School Foundation (YPI) since 2019.
“Investigators has the evidence of PG have acquired a loan from J-trust bank amounting to IDR 73 billion in 2019. Those are the fund that was loaned the foundation,” said Whisnu in the press conference on Thursday (11/2/2023).
The fund, he said, was sent to the foundation account and transferred to Panji's personal account. Later on, the fund was used to pay the loan installments.
“The loan transferred to PG’s personal account for his own gain. Then the installments were taken from the foundation's account, so it was proven that there was a predicate crime, namely a foundation and embezzlement crime,” said Whisnu.
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