Asabri scandal involves generals, businessman<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): National Police detectives are investigating an
\nalleged Rp 410 billion (US$55.4 million) insurance fraud at the
\nmilitary and police insurer which suspectedly involved three
\ngenerals and a businessman, an officer said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Togar M. Sianipar said
\nthe investigation of malfeasance at Asabri was focused on the
\nsuspected role of a two-star general and the businessman.<\/p>\n
As with many cases involving high-ranking military figures,
\nTogar refused to fully identify the suspects.<\/p>\n
He identified the businessman by the initials HL and the two-
\nstar general as Maj. Gen. Sub.<\/p>\n
A source said that the two other figures under investigation
\nwere four-star military generals who retired recently but
\ncontinued to hold political influence.<\/p>\n
According to Togar, only HL has been banned from leaving the
\ncountry pending results of the ongoing probe.<\/p>\n
\"The travel ban for HL was issued last week. As long as he
\nremains a suspect in this case, he won't be allowed to leave the
\ncountry until the investigation is over,\" Togar told The Jakarta
\nPost.<\/p>\n
He said repeatedly that he lacked data on the investigation.<\/p>\n
However, Togar said HL worked in an office at the Mashill
\nbuilding.<\/p>\n
\"The Asabri insurance scheme is headed by a board of the
\nIndonesian Military and police officers. One of the board members
\nis Maj. Gen. Sub, who's one of the suspects,\" Togar said.<\/p>\n
\"He has not been detained so far.\"<\/p>\n
The insurance scheme is based on deductions from the monthly
\nwages of at least 600,000 military and police personnel
\nnationwide.<\/p>\n
The fund, he added, was said to have been deposited in several
\naccounts at state BNI 46 bank before allegedly being embezzled by
\nSub in 1994.<\/p>\n
Togar added that he did not have any more information about
\nthe investigation, which he said was only a week old.<\/p>\n
\"Please don't ask me anymore. What I know, I already told
\nyou,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Interest<\/p>\n
Other police sources said HL was summoned to the National
\nPolice Headquarters for questioning last Friday.<\/p>\n
During the questioning, a source said, HL claimed he could not
\nreturn the money because of the poor performance of his
\nbusinesses.<\/p>\n
\"Even the interest on the funds since 1994 is already gone,\"
\none of the sources said.<\/p>\n
The source added that Sub opened several time deposit accounts
\nin 1994 for varying periods, such as three months, six months and
\none year, at different branches of BNI 46.<\/p>\n
The deposits were then converted into promissory notes in HL's
\nname from 1995 until the embezzlement was discovered recently.<\/p>\n
It remains unclear how the fraud was uncovered and who
\nreported it to the authorities.<\/p>\n
The sources speculated that executives from BNI 46 were
\nprobably involved in the scam.<\/p>\n
\"How could the time deposits under the name of SU be changed
\ninto promissory notes under the name of HL (without collusion of
\nbank officials)?\" a source said.<\/p>\n
The bank's executives could not be reached for comment on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
The sources said that the investigation might be prolonged or
\nquietly buried because of the alleged involvement of two four-
\nstar generals.<\/p>\n
\"Sub, for example, should have been detained today (Thursday),
\nbut he was instead summoned by officials of the Ministry of
\nDefense and Security,\" one of the sources said. (ylt)<\/p>",
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