Jakarta, July 22 -- The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has named eight new suspects in its ongoing investigation into alleged corruption involving bank loans to PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk (PT Sritex) and its subsidiaries.

According to Director of Investigations for the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Nurcahyo Jungkung Madyo, the new suspects were identified after questioning eight witnesses and holding a subsequent case conference at the AGO's Jampidsus Building in Jakarta early Tuesday morning.

The suspects are alleged to have violated regulations governing loan approval and utilization across three regional banks: PT Bank BJB, PT Bank DKI Jakarta, and Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Tengah (Bank Jateng).

Among those...