Official reported to police over debt<\/p>\n
Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Sanitation Agency head Selamat Limbong and wife
\nHerlintje Sagala have been reported to the city police over their
\nunsettled debt amounting to Rp 1 billion (US$119,048) to a city
\ncouncillor Posman Siahaan.<\/p>\n
\"When Selamat was trying to secure the position of agency head
\nin April 2002, my client Posman lent him Rp 1 billion,\" Posman's
\nlawyer Petrus Bala Pattyona said on Tuesday at the city police
\nheadquarters. \"As collateral, Selamat gave Posman the building
\ncertificates for two houses in Jakarta.\"<\/p>\n
Petrus said that Selamat took the documents back in October
\n2002, saying that he needed them as mortgages to seek funds from
\nother sources to pay his debt to Posman.<\/p>\n
However, since then Selamat has ignored Posman's calls and has
\nnot made an effort to repay the loan, the lawyer added.<\/p>\n
On Feb. 10 this year, Petrus, on behalf of his client, sent a
\nletter to Selamat, asking the agency head to come to the lawyer's
\noffice on Feb. 13 to discuss the problem.<\/p>\n
In the letter, Petrus also told Selamat that if he did not
\nreply to the invitation, both they would report him to the city
\npolice and reveal the case to the press.<\/p>\n
When Selamat did not show up, Petrus filed the complaint to
\nthe police on Feb. 16.<\/p>\n
Posman accused Selamat of violating Articles 372 and 378 of
\nthe Criminal Code on fraud and embezzlement. Both articles carry
\na maximum penalty of four years imprisonment.<\/p>\n
Neither Posman or Selamat could be reached by The Jakarta Post
\nfor comment.<\/p>",
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