Dossiers on Ancol scam to be given to court<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office will soon submit
\nto the courts the dossiers on three councillors who have been
\ndeclared suspects in a case involving a controversial foreign
\ntrip, an official said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The chief of intelligence affairs at the prosecutor's office,
\nR.J. Soehandojo, said the office had completed its investigation
\nof the case.<\/p>\n
\"The case is ready to be turned over to the courts this month.
\nWe are still waiting for the green light from the chief of the
\nJakarta Prosecutor's Office,\" Soehandojo, a former spokesman for
\nthe Attorney General's Office, said.<\/p>\n
Soehandojo said that thus far the prosecutor's office had
\nnamed three councillors -- Tarmidi Soehardjo, Tarmidi Edi Suwarno
\nand Ali Imran Husein, as suspects in the case.<\/p>\n
He said that further investigation might implicate other city
\nofficials who took part in the trip.<\/p>\n
\"The issue of the President's permission to question Governor
\nSutiyoso should not halt the investigation,\" Soehandojo said.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor's office earlier said the absence of
\npresidential permission to question the governor had blocked the
\ninvestigation of city officials.<\/p>\n
Tarmidi Soehardjo and Tarmidi Edi Suwarno, both from the
\nIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), and Ali
\nImran Husein from the United Development Party (PPP) allegedly
\nreceived millions of rupiah in travel allowance, although they
\ndid not take part in the trip to South Africa, Japan and
\nAustralia in October last year.<\/p>\n
The three councillors could not be reached for comment on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
Several city officials and 16 city councillors took part in
\nthe trip, officially called a comparative study. The trip was
\nfinanced by city-owned developer PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol.<\/p>\n
Besides receiving travel allowances of between US$5,000 and
\n$10,000 from the developer, each person who went on the trip also
\nreceived a Rp 52 million travel allowance from the city budget.<\/p>\n
PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol reportedly asked the councillors to
\nstudy several marine projects in the three countries, because the
\ndeveloper was planning a similar project in Ancol, North Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso sanctioned nine officials who took part in the trip,
\nbut did not punish two other senior officials.<\/p>\n
The City Council had asked the governor to impose sanctions
\nagainst the two senior officials -- City Development Agency chief
\nBambang Soengkono and City Planning Agency chief Ahmaddin Ahmad
\n-- who allegedly \"forced\" the councillors to participate in the
\ntrip.<\/p>\n
In response to the outcry over their alleged involvement in
\nthe case, Sutiyoso has said he will demand Bambang and Ahmaddin
\nretire. Both men have already reached retirement age. (jun)<\/p>",
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