Fourth Bapindo trial: State versus Subekti<\/p>\n
By Rudy Madanir<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The government is increasing the tempo in its
\nendeavor to prosecute all of the people believed responsible for
\nbringing Bapindo to the verge of collapse.<\/p>\n
After achieving a corruption conviction against a junior
\nBapindo executive, the state is scheduled today to arraign
\nSubekti Ismaun, the bank's former president, in the South Jakarta
\nDistrict Court.<\/p>\n
He will be the fourth person to be tried in connection with
\nthe Rp 1.3 trillion ($620 million) loan scandal at the
\ngovernment-owned bank.<\/p>\n
Maman Suparman, formerly deputy manager of Bapindo's Jakarta
\nbranch, has already been sentenced to nine years imprisonment by
\nthe same court. Eddy Tansil, the businessman at the center of the
\nscandal, is facing the possibility of life imprisonment in his
\ntrial at the Central Jakarta District Court. The trial of Towil
\nHeryoto, a member of Bapindo's board of directors during
\nSubekti's time, has just began in South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Two other former Bapindo directors are also expected to be
\narraigned soon: Sjahrizal and Bambang Kuntjoro.<\/p>\n
Legal battle<\/p>\n
As in the cases of the three first defendants, the trial of
\nSubekti Ismaun has all the elements of a highly charged legal
\nbattle, from the amount of money involved, the possibility that
\nthe case is tied to senior government officials, and no less
\nimportant, the players in the courtroom battle themselves.<\/p>\n
The following is a brief synopsis of the backgrounds of some
\nof them:<\/p>\n
Soedjatman: The presiding judge:<\/p>\n
Soedjatman is the chief of the South Jakarta District Court.<\/p>\n
The 59-year-old man who hails from Blora, Central Java, has
\nclocked 35 years as a judge.<\/p>\n
His court career dates back to 1959 in Pati, Central Java,
\nwhere he served before he was posted in Rembang, Central Java, in
\n1970, Kudus, Central Java, in 1979 and then in Denpasar, Bali, in
\n1984, when he was made chief of the district court. Two years
\nlater he became chief of the court in Palembang, South Sumatra,
\nand in 1991 he took over the South Jakarta District Court.<\/p>\n
He studied law at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta and
\nobtained his master's degree at Diponegoro University in
\nSemarang, Central Java, in 1967.<\/p>\n
His most celebrated cases involve convicting foreigners on
\ndrug charges during his stint in Bali. He also handled a major
\ntimber smuggling case in Palembang.<\/p>\n
Soedjatman will be assisted by judges Pieter Purba and
\nStefanus Soetrisno during the trial.<\/p>\n
Amir Syamsuddin: Subekti's lawyer:<\/p>\n
Born in Ujungpandang in 1941, Amir Syamsuddin is a well-known
\nlawyer produced by the University of Indonesia.<\/p>\n
After doing a stint at a law firm led by O.C. Kaligis, Amir
\nmoved on to establish his own firm in 1983.<\/p>\n
Amir, who is also a former entrepreneur, is well known as a
\ncorporate lawyer.<\/p>\n
Amir will be assisted by Henry Yosodiningrat, another
\nprominent lawyer.<\/p>\n
Born in Lampung in 1954, he has earned a reputation as a
\nlawyer who handles subversion cases, such as the bombing of Bank
\nCentral Asia in the early 1980s. He also defended two students
\namong the group of 21 students who were accused of defaming
\nPresident Soeharto recently.<\/p>\n
Subekti's defense team will also include Nurhasyim Ilyas,
\nAtmajaya Salim, Edinas Sikumbang and Taufik Arizar.<\/p>\n
Tarwo Hadi Sadjuri: The chief prosecutor:<\/p>\n
Tarwo Hadi Sadjuri, 49, is a specialist in prosecuting
\ncorruption cases.<\/p>\n
An alumni of the school for judges and prosecutors, he
\ngraduated from the school of law of Brawijaya University in
\nMalang, East Java, in 1981.<\/p>\n
Hailing from Nganjuk, East Java, Tarwo began his career as a
\ngovernment prosecutor in Kediri, East Java, in 1967. He then
\nmoved to Surabaya, Wamena, Irian Jaya, and East Kalimantan.
\nBeginning last year, he joined the Corruption Crimes Division of
\nthe Attorney General's Office.<\/p>\n
Considered successful in prosecuting a businessman on tax
\nevasion charges in Tangerang, West Java, several months ago,
\nTarwo was appointed chief prosecutor in the Subekti case.<\/p>",
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