Insurance scam suspect has one week to return cash<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police gave a primary suspect in the alleged Rp
\n410 billion (US$55.4 million) insurance fraud at the military and
\npolice insurer (Asabri) a deadline of until the end of this month
\nto return the money, an officer said on Monday.<\/p>\n
A National Police source said the suspect, identified as Henri
\nLeo, a wealthy businessman here, would be charged if he failed to
\nmeet the deadline.<\/p>\n
\"Strict measures will be taken in this case. I will not
\nelaborate what kind of measures. But, it's about Rp 410 billion,\"
\nsaid the officer who spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n
\"Henri said he only had assets worth Rp 29 billion. But, what
\ngood is that? We're talking about Rp 410 billion which is gone...
\nabsolutely missing,\" the officer said.<\/p>\n
As reported earlier, National Police detectives are
\ninvestigating the fraud, which reportedly involved three retired
\ngenerals and a businessman.<\/p>\n
National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Togar M. Sianipar said
\nthe investigation was focused on the suspected role of a two star
\ngeneral and businessman.<\/p>\n
A source later said that Henri Leo was the businessman, while
\nthe two-star general was retired Maj. Gen. Subardja, who formerly
\nserved as expert staff of former minister of defense and security
\nGen. Feisal Tanjung.<\/p>\n
The source added that the two other figures under
\ninvestigation were four-star military generals who retired
\nrecently but continue to hold political influence.<\/p>\n
Henri, who works at the Mashill building, was quoted earlier
\nby National Police detectives, as saying that he could not return
\nthe money, saying that he had had some \"bad business\".<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the source mentioned that Subardja had already been
\nqueried by National Police detectives. Subardja had also been
\nquestioned by the inspector general of the Ministry of Defense
\nand Security.<\/p>\n
\"There have been no grounds to detain Subardja, so far.
\nMeanwhile, Henri has been detained and a travel ban has been
\nissued against him,\" the source said.<\/p>\n
The Asabri insurance scheme is headed by a board of the
\nIndonesian Military and police officers, including Maj. Gen.
\nSubardja. The scheme is based on deductions from the monthly
\nwages of at least 600,000 Military and police personnel
\nnationwide.<\/p>\n
\"If Subardja is proven guilty, his case will then be
\ntransferred to the Military Police. The crime occurred when he
\nwas still an active Military man,\" the police source said.<\/p>\n
As reported earlier, the embezzled funds were deposited in
\nseveral time deposit accounts at state BNI bank, in 1994.<\/p>\n
The time deposit accounts were opened for varying periods,
\nsuch as three months, six months and one year, at different
\nbranches of BNI.<\/p>\n
They were later converted into promissory notes in Henri's
\nname from 1995 until the embezzlement was discovered recently. It
\nremains unclear how the fraud was uncovered and who reported it
\nto the authorities. The sources speculated that executives from
\nBNI were probably involved in the scam. (ylt)<\/p>",
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