August 24, 2026 | 02:22 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) has clarified the status of a Bank Mandiri account belonging to Supriyono, coordinator of the Pati United Community Alliance (AMPB), which was reportedly blocked while he accompanied residents from Pati Regency to a protest outside the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Friday, August 21, 2026.
Polda Metro Jaya Public Relations Chief Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto said investigators had requested a transaction suspension, rather than a bank account freeze.
“To clarify, the letter submitted by investigators from the Jakarta Metropolitan Police’s Special Crimes Directorate concerns a transaction suspension,” Budi said at the police headquarters on Monday, August 24.
The police's clarification came after Bank Mandiri itself referred to the action as a blocking of the account in a statement posted on its official Instagram account on Sunday
Police Explain Transaction Suspension
Budi said Article 26 of Law No. 8 of 2010 regulates transaction suspensions during investigations for up to approximately five working days. During the suspension period, he said, the funds in the account are not seized.
“After five working days of the transaction suspension process, the funds are returned to the owner. We have to distinguish between an account freeze and a transaction suspension,” Budi said.
He added that the measure was also based on Article 237 of Law No. 4 of 2023 on the Development and Strengthening of the Financial Sector, commonly known as the P2SK Law.
According to Budi, the regulation requires fundraising activities to be conducted by licensed business entities rather than individuals.
“Therefore, today the investigators are seeking clarification so they can determine the purpose of the fundraising and follow it up accordingly,” Budi said.
Investigators are also coordinating with the Financial Services Authority (OJK) and the Ministry of Social Affairs, he said.
Supriyono Says Funds Were Used for Protesters
Supriyono had previously said that his account was blocked while he accompanied residents at the protest outside the DPR building on August 21.
The account contained around Rp80.9 million ($4,800) in personal funds and public donations intended to cover expenses for protesters, including food, transportation and accommodation.
The reported restriction left residents who had traveled from Pati without access to funds they had set aside for the protest's operational needs.
Bank Mandiri later apologized through a comment on its official Instagram account. The bank said the action had been taken in response to a request from law enforcement authorities and in accordance with applicable procedures and regulations.
“The blocking was carried out as a follow-up to a request from law enforcement authorities and in accordance with applicable procedures and regulations,” Bank Mandiri wrote on Sunday.
The bank did not identify which law enforcement agency had made the request.
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