Prominent corruption cases involving state officials<\/p>\n
1. Bank Indonesia State Liquidity Loan (BLBI) case
\nBank Indonesia Governor Sjachriel Sabirin was convicted of
\nviolating prudential banking principles by the Central Jakarta
\nDistrict Court that sentenced him to two years in jail. The
\nJakarta Provincial Court granted his appeal and cleared him of
\nall charges, but the state prosecutors appealed the verdict.<\/p>\n
2. Pertamina Case<\/p>\n
Deputy People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Ginandjar
\nKartasasmita is charged with causing losses to state amounting
\nUS$23.4 million in a technical contract assistance when he was
\nthe minister of mines and energy between 1987 and 1992. Fellow
\nsuspects were Ginandjar's successor I.B. Sudjana and former state
\noil company Pertamina Faisal Abda'oe, who both have died.
\nInvestigation remains underway.<\/p>\n
3. Bulog case<\/p>\n
a. Akbar Tandjung, the chairman of Golkar Party and House of
\nRepresentatives (DPR) speaker, was convicted by the Central
\nJakarta District Court of misappropriating Rp 54.6 billion
\nbelonging to State Logistics Agency (Bulog) to fund a food-for-
\nthe-poor program. The court sentenced him to three years in jail,
\nbut his appeal has helped him evade the jail term.<\/p>\n
b. Rahardi Ramelan, former Bulog chief, was also convicted of
\nabusing power in the disbursement of the Bulog fund channeled to
\nAkbar. The South Jakarta District Court sentenced Rahardi to two
\nyears in jail, but like Akbar, escaped the prison as he appealed
\nthe verdict.<\/p>\n
c. Former Bulog treasurer Ahmad Rukandar is another suspect in
\nthe case, but his trial has yet to begin.<\/p>",
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