Former Air Force chief questioned over land dispute<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Former Air Force chief of staff Marshall (ret.)
\nMohamad Saleh Basarah Suradiningrat has been questioned over
\npossible involvement in the fraudulent acquisition of a lucrative
\nparcel in South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"He was summoned by the Air Force Chief of Staff (Marshall
\nRilo Pambudi) to come to the headquarters for questioning
\nregarding the case,\" National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman told
\nreporters here yesterday.<\/p>\n
\"Marshall Rilo has told me that the case will be handled by
\nofficials of the Air Force headquarters,\" said the four-star
\npolice general without mentioning the exact date of the
\nquestioning.<\/p>\n
All matters required by the police for their investigation
\ninto the 8,000-square-meter plot of land will be provided by the
\nAir Force, Banurusman explained.<\/p>\n
When asked why the questioning took place at the Air Force
\nheadquarters instead of at a police station, Banurusman simply
\nsaid: \"No problem.\"<\/p>\n
\"We can get a complete written information about the
\nquestioning which would have been similar had it taken place at
\nthe police station,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Ambassador<\/p>\n
Saleh, 65, the Air Force chief of staff from 1973 to 1976,
\nalso used to be Indonesian ambassador to the United Kingdom, a
\nmember of the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA) and chairman of the
\nIndonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina).<\/p>\n
It is believed that he was questioned to explain his and
\nseveral other officials' position in connection with the case of
\nthe disputed plot at Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav. 26 and 27, which
\nis currently occupied by the privately-owned Bank Central Dagang
\n(BCD) and Bank Bali banks.<\/p>\n
A reliable source told The Jakarta Post that the dispute
\ncenters over the payments to the parcels owner, Ilyas Ya'cub.<\/p>\n
\"Only half of the 8,000 square-meters has been paid for by the
\ndeveloper thus far,\" the source who asked to remain anonymous
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
In a related development, a document issued by Ya'cub's
\nlawyer, Zakaria Anshary, which was made available to the Post
\nyesterday, stated that the land was illegally occupied by PT
\nIrcombumi Grahamaju which forged ownership certificates.<\/p>\n
With the fake certificates shareholders of PT Ircombumi
\nGrahamaju built a high rise on Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav. 26 which
\nis partly shared by BCD, Irwan Sutisna, The Tjimin, Nissho Iwai
\nfrom Japan and PT Jaya Obayashi.<\/p>\n
The other plot of land at Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav. 27 was
\nsold to PT Bank Bali.<\/p>\n
Teguh Timbul<\/p>\n
Other sources disclosed that Saleh is a shareholder in PT
\nTeguh Timbul, a private company which has sold part of its shares
\nto PT Ircombumi Grahamaju. Saleh is therefore believed to have
\nknown parties involved in the forgery of the land ownership
\ncertificates.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Monday, Maj. Gen. Koesparmono Irsan, deputy to the
\nNational Police chief for Operational Affairs, said that many
\ndisputed land cases in the city appear difficult to solve due to
\nthe frequent involvement of high-ranking or influential officials
\nand conglomerates.<\/p>\n
Koesparmono complained that many high-ranking officials and
\nconglomerates do not want to cooperate with the police.<\/p>\n
Those directly involved have been clearly identified, but the
\npolice could not find appropriate ways to call them for
\nquestioning, he said.<\/p>\n
\"It's difficult for many to understand this situation, but if
\nthey sit here like we (the police) do, they will learn that they
\nhave no choice to make,\" he sighed.(bsr)<\/p>",
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