Customers protest at BI<\/p>\n
SURABAYA: A demonstration of hundreds of customers of the
\nCipta Arta Lestari secondary bank entered its second day on
\nTuesday when the protesters marched to the provincial branch of
\nthe central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI).<\/p>\n
Demonstrators who crowded the Bank's grounds on Jl. Pahlawan
\nunfurled a banner reading \"Post of Cipta Arta Lestari bank
\ncustomers, Allahu Akbar (God is Great)\" while security personnel
\nlooked on. The protesters said they were forced to go to BI as
\nthey could no longer withdraw their money from Cipta Arta.<\/p>\n
Cipta Arta had been sealed and the management has promised to
\nreturn customers' money in five months, Antara reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\"We will stay here until we get information from Jakarta
\nbecause BI told us to wait for a meeting in Jakarta,\" said
\ncustomer Suwadi, who said he had about Rp 6 million (US$520) in
\nCipta Arta. The bank owned by Cipto has around 3,000 customers in
\nSurabaya.<\/p>\n
Some customers said they wanted to burn down the bank after
\nfailing to locate the owner. Suwadi said he had been a customer
\nfor four years, and that interest rates had reached 35 percent
\nbefore the bank was suddenly closed.<\/p>",
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