Another BNI scam to go to trial<\/p>\n
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Jakarta prosecutors are preparing indictments against five
\nsuspects in the Rp 46.5 billion (US$5.17 million) BNI Pondok
\nIndah scandal.<\/p>\n
The head of the intelligence unit at the Jakarta Prosecutor's
\nOffice, Farried Haryanto, said on Thursday prosecutors began
\npreparing the charges after completing the case files on the
\nsuspects and handing them to the police on Jan. 28.<\/p>\n
"We will probably bring the suspects to the South Jakarta
\nDistrict Court in one or two weeks. We have to discuss the case
\nfirst with senior prosecutors to complete the indictments,"
\nFarried told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Earlier, several employees from the BNI Kebayoran Baru branch
\nin South Jakarta were sentenced to up to life in jail for giving
\nout credits to businesspeople using bogus letters of credit as
\ncollateral.<\/p>\n
He said five suspects -- former BNI Pondok Indah branch head
\nMochamad Supedi, the deputy head of the Jakarta region for BNI
\nNoortjahyo Zunoor, BNI Pondok Indah branch marketing employees
\nMukhlis Budianto and Moejibur Rahman, and branch appraisal staff
\nmember Alfonsius Weheb -- had been in the custody of prosecutors
\nbefore being turned over to the police.<\/p>\n
All of them are being charged with violating articles 2 and 3
\nof Law No. 31\/1999 and Law No. 20\/2001 on corruption, Article 49
\nof Law No. 10\/1998 on banking, and articles 55 and 56 of the
\nCriminal Code. The suspects could face a maximum punishment of 20
\nyears in prison if found guilty.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said the
\npolice had completed one corruption case on the priority list of
\nPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his first 100 days in
\noffice.<\/p>\n
"Prosecutors declared the case file complete on Jan. 28. So we
\nmet the deadline because it was a priority case that was to be
\nfinished in the first 100 days of Susilo's administration," said
\nTjiptono.<\/p>\n
The five suspects in the BNI case were arrested in November
\nlast year after an audit by the Development Finance Comptroller
\nfound the BNI Pondok Indah branch had lost Rp 46.5 billion in
\nseveral transactions.<\/p>\n
However, police have failed to arrest key suspects Hendra Lee
\nand Indra Budianto, two businessmen who allegedly used fictitious
\ncollateral to get loans from the branch.<\/p>\n
"The five suspected bank officials conspired with the two
\nbusinessmen to give them the loans without verifying their
\ncollateral," said Tjiptono.<\/p>\n
During 2002 to 2003, Hendra and Indra allegedly obtained 10
\nloans with collateral from 11 fictitious companies, including PT
\nIndo Seluler Primajasa, PT Intel Milan Elektronik, PT Sinar Surya
\nSeluler, PT Tulus Jati Motor and PT Sinar Surya Perkasa.<\/p>\n
Police investigating the case found that none of these
\ncompanies exist.<\/p>\n
"The two suspects fled overseas before the case was reported
\nto the police. We have issued red notices to get help from
\nInterpol to nab them," Tjiptono said.<\/p>\n
BNI branches with allegedly fictitious collateral loans<\/p>\n
No. Branches Amount Case Status<\/p>\n
1. Radio Dalam, South Jakarta Rp 165 billion under investigation<\/p>\n
2. Tangerang, Banten Rp 32.2 billion under investigation<\/p>\n
3. BNI headquarters Rp 6 billion not clear<\/p>\n
4. Pondok Indah Rp 46.5 billion ready for trial<\/p>\n
5. Kebayoran Baru Rp 1.7 trillion several suspects<\/p>\n
sentenced, others<\/p>\n
on trial<\/p>\n
Total Rp 1.95 trillion<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/another-bni-scam-to-go-to-trial-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }