Ibnu named a suspect in promissory note forgery<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The National Police are to send officers to the
\nUnited States to investigate the alleged forgery of promissory
\nnotes worth about US$3 billion by Ibnu Hartomo, former president
\nSoeharto's brother-in-law.<\/p>\n
Ibnu was officially named a suspect by the police on Friday
\nfor falsifying 500 promissory notes which were sold to a Syrian,
\nidentified as Hasan Zubaidi, National Police spokesman Brig. Gen.
\nTogar M. Sianipar said on Friday.<\/p>\n
Togar said the dispatching of the officers to the U.S. was
\nintended mainly to obtain information from witnesses, including
\ntwo American citizens in Arizona and New York.<\/p>\n
Ibnu's alleged wrongdoing was first probed by the Attorney
\nGeneral in 1985, but the case was transferred to the National
\nPolice last month after being categorized as a 'general crime',
\nTogar said.<\/p>\n
\"We just received the transfer of the case from the Attorney
\nGeneral's Office last month.\"<\/p>\n
Togar, however, was guarded in his comments on the reason for
\nthe long delay in investigating the case.<\/p>\n
\"If you ask why the police are slow in investigating the case,
\nit's because we have not had enough funds to fly our officers to
\nAmerica. But I don't think I dare to comment on why the Attorney
\nGeneral's Office was slow at the time (in 1985),\" he said.<\/p>\n
Ibnu, the younger brother of Soeharto's wife, allegedly
\ncommitted the forgery during his tenure as deputy of the National
\nCouncil of Defense and Security (Wanhankamnas) in 1985.<\/p>\n
The police investigation was being conducted in response to
\nrecent reports from the two Americans, Togar said without giving
\nexact dates of the reports.<\/p>\n
\"They were among the people who fell victim to the crime which
\nwas committed by Syrian Hasan Zubaidi and Ibnu Hartomo.\"<\/p>\n
The person in Arizona had bought seven notes worth US$175
\nmillion, while the one in New York had bought two notes worth
\nUS$25 million, Togar said.<\/p>\n
The two Americans had also showed the police the fake notes
\nbought from Hasan, Togar said.<\/p>\n
Togar said, however, the police had yet to set a date to
\nsummon Ibnu, who is reportedly undergoing medical treatment
\nabroad.<\/p>\n
If there is sufficient evidence, Ibnu could be charged under
\nArticle 264 of the Criminal Code, which carries a maximum
\nsentence of eight years imprisonment.<\/p>\n
According to Togar, there is a possibility of investigating
\nother government officials who held the same post as Ibnu as the
\ncase is still open. (emf)<\/p>",
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