KPK Processes People Linked to BI Scandal
Monday, 18 February, 2008 | 15:47 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Haryono, Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Deputy Chairman, has stressed that KPK is processing people submitted by the House of Representatives (DPR) Courtesy Board as regards the case of Bank Indonesia (BI) flow of funds.

“This is additional evidence,” said Haryono yesterday (17/2).

However, Haryono said that so far the evidence KPK has is considered insufficient to declare the submitted names as suspects.

“The investigation result will be processed first and be conveyed to the Commission leaders,”

Earlier, KPK asked the Immigration Directorate General to include the names of the people alleged to be involved in the fund embezzlement case on the not permitted to leave the country list.

Most of them are BI officials and former officials: Aulia Pohan, Aslim Tadjuddin, Bun Bunan Hutapea, Dany Indartoseno, Asnar Ansyari, Baridjussalam Hadi, Hendro Budianto, Iwan R. Prawiranata, R. Kuntowibisono, Lukman Bunyamin, Maman H. Soemantri, Paul Sutopo, Ratnawati Priyono, Sudradjad Djiwandono, Sjahril Sabirin and Roswita Roza.

The only name that came from DPR is Anthony Zeidra Abidin, a former Finance and Banking Commission member who is now Jambi Deputy Governor.

Hamka Yamdu, a DPR member who has been scrutinized by KPK, so far still has witness status and is not on the list.

According to Chandra M. Hamzah, KPK Deputy Chairman for Prosecution, the inclusion of these names on the list was made after the investigators did the same to three other suspects in the case.

The other suspects are BI Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah, BI Legal Director Oey Hoey Tiong and BI's Representative in Surabaya, Rusli Simanjuntak.

Despite receiving a lot of appreciation, KPK's measures are regarded as still not yet reaching all the parties that are allegedly involved.

Teten Masduki from the Indonesia Corruption Watch, has urged KPK to mention more names from DPR in addition to Anthony.

“BI funds were disbursed to a lot of people in DPR as well as legal personnel,” he said.

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