Jakarta, Aktual.com – Member of Commission VII of the House of Representatives (DPR-RI), Kurtubi participated criticize the actions of state-owned bank that did misappropriation allotment loan from China Development Bank (CDB) as much as $ 3 billion.

The funds should be used for infrastructure development, but deviate to be used to acquire shares of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT) through funding of belonging to PT Medco owned Arifin amounting to USD395 million.

“Especially when used as collateral are directly or indirectly the existing mineral reserves inside the earth, then the use of borrowed funds to acquire for Newmont is not right,” said the member of the Parliament of the NTB to Aktual.com Thursday (31/3).

Related to the financing of this acquisition, the Bloomberg news that a consortium led by Agus Projosasmito a party seeking $ 3 billion or equivalent funding Rp41,7 trillion.

The consortium reportedly been approached by several banks to take over ownership of Newmont Nusa Tenggara.

Agus Projosasmito is a former investment banker who has over 30 years experience in the Indonesian capital market. He once sat in the management ranks Danareksa.

Besides Arifin Panigoro from Medco, the consortium also involves Kiki Barki of PT Harum Energy Tbk (HRUM). Based on such information, in Medco no Yu Tjin (Sudjono Timan), which is a son in law Kiki Barki. Mentioned information sources, one of the owners Newmont is currently the Bakrie Group.

Then, based on data from state-owned bank loan debtors to China Development Bank (CDB) as much as $ 3 billion, Medco Group received loans worth USD395.000.000 of Bank Mandiri, valued at Rp5.1 trillion. Consisting of PT Medco E & P Tomori worth USD50,000,000, PT Medco Energy International Tbk USD245.000.000 and PT Medco Energi Internasional USD100,000,000. Widely circulated, the funds were used as a backup to acquire Newmont.

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Reporter: Dadangsah Dapunta