Five more BNI suspects tried for corruption<\/p>\n
Five more suspects in the high-profile, Rp 1.7 trillion (US$190
\nmillion) Bank BNI scandal were brought to trial on Monday.<\/p>\n
The five were Olah Abdullah Agam, director of PT Gramarindo
\nMega Indonesia, Aprilia Widata of PT Pankintrans, Titik
\nPristiwati of PT Bhineka Utama Pasifik, Andrian Pandelaki Lumowa
\nof PT Magnetik Utama Esa and Richard Kountul of PT Metranta.<\/p>\n
They were accused of deceiving state bank BNI by using letters
\nof credit from correspondent banks in Congo and Kenya to withdraw
\nmoney from BNI's Kebayoran Baru branch.<\/p>\n
The letters of credit turned out to be fake, causing the state
\nbank to suffer losses of Rp 1.7 trillion.<\/p>\n
Investigators have named a total of 16 suspects in the
\nscandal. The main suspect, Indonesian-born Dutchwoman Maria
\nLumowa, is still at large.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Syaiful Taher accused the defendants of violating
\nArticles 2 and 18 of Law No. 20\/2002 on corruption and Article 64
\nof the country's Criminal Code (KUHP). Violations of these
\narticles carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.<\/p>\n
Two suspects -- head of BNI Kebayoran Baru branch Kusadiyuwono
\nand the branch's foreign relations head Edi Santoso -- were taken
\nto court earlier on the same charges. The trial is now entering the
\nphase of questioning witnesses. -- JP<\/p>",
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