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View all search resultsWife of N. Sumatra church fund embezzler named suspect in money laundering case
The two are suspected to have used some Rp 7 billion (US$397,660) from the total Rp 28 billion embezzled from the Catholic Church parish' credit union in Aek Nabara, Labuhanbatu regency.
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Treasurer at St. Fransiscus Asisi Catholic church parish in Aek Nabara, Labuhanbatu regency, North Sumatra, Sr. Natalia Situmorang (second right), speaks during a press conference on April 10 at the Medan Diocese Cathedral's hall in Medan, North Sumatra, while accompanied by parish chairman Father Yonas Sandra Mallisa (center) and Father Amandus Rejino Santosa. The parish demanded state-owned lender Bank BNI to return the parish credit union funds of Rp 28 billion (US$1.63 million) being embezzled by a then-employee of BNI. (JP/Apriadi Gunawan)
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etectives have named Camelia Rosa, the wife of former Bank BNI’s Aek Nabara sub-branch head Andi Hakim Febriansyah, as a suspect for laundering money obtained from swindling the funds of a Catholic Church parish’s Rp 28 billion (US$1.59 million credit union.
Previously, Andi Hakim was named a suspect in the theft of the church’s credit union funds in Labuhanbatu regency.
North Sumatra Police director of Special Crimes Investigation (Reskrimsus) Sr. Comr. Rahmat Budi Handoko said the status was set on May 6. He said that Camelia was suspected of using the swindled money for several businesses, such as building a café, mini zoo and sports center.
“Camelia Rosa is a money laundering suspect together with her husband Andi Hakim,” he said. “Andi Hakim is charged with stealing the church's money and money laundering."
Reskrimsus Directorate’s detectives have seized nine assets belonging to the couple after receiving permission from the district court.
“The district court has issued confiscation permits for the assets spread across nine locations,” he said.
Rahmat said the confiscated assets included a rental house in Bagan Batu, one company PT Chiara Keanu Chareem Sejahtera (CKC) in Bakaran Batu and one unit of CKC Corner in Bakaran Batu.
