Govt to probe export document scandal fully<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Singgih promised Saturday that
\nthe scandalous falsification of export documents that caused the
\nstate to lose millions of dollars in unpaid taxes will be
\nthoroughly investigated.<\/p>\n
\"We mean to unravel the scandal and spare no one involved in
\nit from legal actions,\" Singgih told reporters after opening a
\nseminar on youth and law co-organized by his office and the
\nUniversity of Indonesia.<\/p>\n
He made the remarks in response to reporters' questions about
\nthe newly discovered falsification of export documents involving
\ntwo subsidiaries of PT Detta Marina and a private bank.<\/p>\n
PT Detta Marina is a garment export company owned by
\nbusinessman Kim Johannes Mulia, who is currently being
\ninvestigated in connection with the bogus export documents
\nscandal.<\/p>\n
Two of its subsidiaries, PT Indoniarta Utama and PT
\nKarindaraya Jaya, reportedly issued five export documents worth
\nRp 6.5 billion ($2.9 million) which were approved by the bank.
\nThe shipments of the garments were never recorded at the Jakarta
\nport of Tanjung Priok.<\/p>\n
Previously, PT Detta Marina had issued a total of 12 forged
\ndocuments certifying shipments of garments from Tanjung Priok to
\nSingapore. However, Kim has repaid the amounts stated in the
\ndocuments, worth a total of Rp 16 billion ($7.3 million).<\/p>\n
According to the results of preliminary investigations leaked
\nto the press, Kim falsified the export documents in an effort to
\nobtain loans from the state-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia
\n(Bapindo).<\/p>\n
The probe has found indications that the export documents
\nstated that Kim's company had shipped garments to Singapore, when
\nno such shipments occurred.<\/p>\n
Kim has admitted to the government investigators that he
\nfalsified export documents in an effort to obtain credit from
\nBapindo, sources at the Attorney General's Office said.<\/p>\n
Performance<\/p>\n
Kim also reportedly said that he used the credit to improve
\nthe performance of his Bogor-based PT Detta Marina.<\/p>\n
The government has slapped an overseas travel ban on Kim, who
\nalso operates his business from Singapore, until the
\ninvestigation is completed. He has yet to be arrested.<\/p>\n
\"We cannot just arrest him without hard evidence of a crime,
\nbecause this would have an impact on the investigation results,\"
\nSinggih said.<\/p>\n
The authorities must also consider other aspects, such as the
\nwelfare of the company's employees, before taking action. The
\nmost important thing is that those involved in the scandal have
\nto be held responsible, he added.<\/p>\n
Singgih said those involved in forging the export documents
\nwill be brought to trial, adding that his office will not
\nhesitate to do so although it may involve government officials.<\/p>\n
A former deputy attorney general, whose identity is being
\nwithheld, is reportedly a member of the board of commissioners at
\nPT Detta Marina. (imn)<\/p>",
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