BI Fund Flow Case

Hamku Yandhu Fulfills KPK Summons
Wednesday, 27 February, 2008 | 18:07 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: After failing to appear last Friday (22/2), House of Representatives (DPR) member, Hamku Yandhu fulfilled the summons of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) today (27/2) as regards the case of Bank Indonesia (BI) flow of funds to the DPR.

“He was examined as a witness,” said KPK chairman, Johan Budi SP, when contacted by Tempo, on Wednesday (27/2).

In addition to Hamka, the KPK also once again questioned Rusli Simanjuntak, Head of the BI Surabaya office, who has been declared a suspect.

“He was questioned in the interests of the development of the case,” added Johan.

The KPK has been investigating the result of Supreme Audit Agency's audit into BI's financial statement in 2004.

The audit mentioned a flow of funds amounting to Rp31.5 billion to several DPR members in the Finance and Banking Commission.

The funds, which were claimed as dissemination costs but suspected to be for gratification purposes, were disbursed for sustaining the central bank's interest in the discussions on the BI Decree amendment and settling the BI Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) problem.

In addition to the money disbursed to the DPR, the BPK's audit revealed a flow of funds amounting to Rp68.5 billion which was used for solving the legal problems of the former central bank officials who were involved in BLBI cases.

Three BI officials have been declared suspects in this case.

They are BI Governor Burhanudin Abdullah, Head of the BI Surabaya Office Rusli Simanjuntak and BI Legal Director Oey Hoey Tiong.

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