Another Suspect in BLBI Corruption Case
VIVAnews – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues its investigation into the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) case.
“There will be another suspect,” said KPK’s Deputy Head of KPK, Bibit Samad Rianto to VIVAnews, Wednesday, Dec. 17.
But Rianto did not explain further regarding the targeted suspect. “Just wait,” he said.
Involvement of several former high-ranking officials of the central bank has already been determined in the case which involves around Rp 100 billion (US$9.12 million) of funds.
At this time, four former Bank Indonesia Deputy Governors are still undergoing investigation as suspects: Aulia Tantowi Pohan, Maman Soemantri, Bun Bunan Hutapea and Aslim Tadjuddin.
Aside from these four individuals that were arrested simultaneously on 27 November, two members of the House of Representatives’ Finance Commission during the 1999-2004 period, Hamka Yandhu and Antony Zeidra Abidin, are currently on trial at the Corruption Court.
Meanwhile former BI Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah has been sentenced to five years in prison, and two former high-ranking BI officials, Rusli Simanjuntak and Oey Hoey Tiong, have been sentenced to four years in prison and a fine and restitution.
The Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance case started when an audit report from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), revealed a flow of funds in the amount of Rp 31.5 billion (US$2.87 million), to several members of the Finance and Banking Commission of the House of Representatives. The fund was used for dissemination purposes of the Indonesian Bank Law Revision discussion. The BPK suspected that the funds were a form of bribery towards the House of Representatives, in order to maintain certain interests of the central bank, and in response to the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance settlement.
Translated by: Ramona Sofianne Dewi
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