The Rp 835 Billion Bank Robbery: The Rockit Aldeway Method

News of bank robberies in Indonesia has resurfaced. Previously, an inside job at Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) made headlines. Furthermore, national banks were shocked by a robbery perpetrated by Harry Suganda, owner of PT Rockit Aldeway. Using fictitious purchase orders, PT Rockit Aldeway successfully received working capital loans totaling Rp 835 billion from seven banks.

Of this total, Rp 397 billion was in credit from state-owned banks (BUMN), namely Bank Mandiri and Bank BNI. The remaining Rp 438 billion was obtained from five private and foreign banks: QNB Kesawan, Commonwealth, HSBC Indonesia, Bank Muamalat, and Bank Ekonomi Raharja.

PT Rockit Aldeway is a split stone producer. After receiving the loan, Harry's company filed for a voluntary suspension of payment obligations (PKPU) under number 106/PKPU/2015/PN JKT.PST on December 28, 2015. Subsequently, a new Rockit Aldeway creditor emerged, Triliun Global Pte Ltd, domiciled in Singapore, with a claim of Rp 1 trillion. This case is currently being handled by the Police.