Pande Lubis declared suspect<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Former deputy chairman of the Indonesian Bank
\nRestructuring Agency (IBRA) Pande Lubis was officially named as a
\nsuspect on Tuesday in the high-profile Bank Bali scandal.<\/p>\n
Attorney General Office spokesman R.J. Soehandoyo told Antara
\nthat Pande's status as a witness had changed into a suspect on
\ncorruption charges following an investigation into Setya Novanto
\nand Djoko S. Tjandra.<\/p>\n
There were indications that Pande was involved in the Bank
\nBali's cessie transaction worth Rp 904 billion (US$133 million),
\nSoehandoyo said.<\/p>\n
The Attorney General Office's investigation into the Bank Bali
\nscandal was launched on Oct. 26 by a team headed by Ridwan
\nMoekiat.<\/p>\n
Djoko of PT Era Giat Prima (EGP) and Setya Novanto, EGP
\nexecutive and Golkar deputy treasurer, had both been detained by
\nthe police earlier for their direct involvement in the Bank Bali
\nscandal.<\/p>\n
Djoko has been placed under the Attorney General Office's
\ncustody for investigation purposes, while Setya, who is a House
\nof Representative legislator, was released but is obliged to
\nvisit the office for regular reports.<\/p>\n
Pande, accompanied by his lawyer Afifudin, was interrogated
\nand had to answer 15 questions raised by the attorney general
\nduring the questioning, which lasted approximately four and a
\nhalf hours.<\/p>\n
The Bank Bali scandal involved a commission transfer of Rp 546
\nbillion from Bank Bali to EGP. The commission transfer was
\nintended as a fee for retrieving interbank claims from closed
\nbanks currently under supervision of the IBRA. (02)<\/p>",
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