Bank Bali suspects sent to prosecutor's office<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Four suspects in the Rp 546 billion Bank Bali
\nscandal were remanded together with their dossiers to the Jakarta
\nProsecutor's Office on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor's office will begin reexamining the case in
\npreparation for trial and the suspects -- former directors of the
\nbank Rudy Ramli, Rusli Surjadi, Firman Soetjadja and Henri
\nKurniawan -- will be held at Cipinang Penitentiary.<\/p>\n
The bankers and an executive of PT Era Giat Prima (EGP) Djoko
\nS. Chandra have been detained as suspects in the case since Sept.
\n29. Another EGP suspect, Setya Novanto, was also detained at the
\ntime but was subsequently released because of his immunity from
\narrest as a member of the People's Consultative Assembly.
\nPresident B.J. Habibie, sever of whom's aides have been
\nimplicated in the case, would have to grant permission for
\nSetya's arrest.<\/p>\n
National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Togar Sianipar said on
\nThursday the dossiers of Djoko and Setya remained incomplete.<\/p>\n
He said police performed \"maximum\" efforts in probing the
\nsuspects' role in the scandal, based on Article 374 of the
\nCriminal Code concerning embezzlement.<\/p>\n
\"The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office wants to start its own
\ninvestigation based on Law No. 3\/1971 on corruption,\" Togar said.<\/p>\n
\"The office feels that Rudy could tell a lot about the
\ncorruption that occurred in the scandal. It has every right to
\nstart its own investigation.\"<\/p>\n
Togar said the police so far questioned three high-ranking
\nofficials in the investigation: Central Bank Governor Sjahril
\nSabirin, State Minister of the Empowerment of State Enterprises
\nTanri Abeng and Minister of Finance Bambang Subianto.<\/p>\n
\"All the officials avowed having no idea about the scandal,\"
\nTogar said.<\/p>\n
He said the officials were summoned for questioning to also
\nhelp clarify a report filed by foreign auditing firm
\nPricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on the transactions involved in the
\nscandal.<\/p>\n
The most recent top official to be questioned was Sjahril, who
\nappeared at National Police Headquarters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The central bank governor said police investigators asked him
\nseveral questions, including ones related to a joint decree
\nissued by the central bank governor and minister of finance, and
\na meeting on June 1 concerning Bank Bali.<\/p>\n
The joint decree governs the government's blanket guarantee
\nprogram, which guarantees all banking obligations of closed
\nbanks. The June 1 meeting discussed the disbursement of Bank
\nBali's interbank loans, which are guaranteed by the government.<\/p>\n
The scandal, with a high-profile cast of characters, has
\nreceived sustained media interest and caused a huge public
\noutcry. Many have speculated that Rudy and the other police
\nsuspects are scapegoats and that the real culprits will elude
\nprosecution. Particular derision has been reserved for Habibie's
\ngarrulous chief advisor A.A. Baramuli, who has continually
\ndisavowed involvement in the scandal. (ylt)<\/p>",
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