Prosecutor faces investigation for alleged blackmail<\/p>\n
Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Attorney General's Office will grill one of its
\nprosecutors, Harun Al Rasyid, for allegedly attempting to
\nblackmail a suspect in a Rp 4.6 billion corruption case.<\/p>\n
Harun is suspected of trying to extort Achmad Ruskandar,
\nformer deputy chief of finance to the State Logistics Agency
\n(Bulog).<\/p>\n
\"We hope the questioning will be completed by next week,\" said
\nAchmad Lopa, a Junior Attorney General, said.<\/p>\n
Harun, along with former Bulog chief Rahardi Ramelan, has been
\nnamed a suspect for allegedly disbursing Bulog funds that
\nexceeded the amount requested by president B.J. Habibie in 1999.<\/p>\n
Harun will be questioned as demanded by Ruskandar's lawyer
\nDjoko Prabowo.<\/p>\n
Djoko claimed that Harun asked him and Ruskandar to consult
\nEddy Soemarsono, chairman of the Institute for Indonesian Reform
\nAdvocacy (LARI), a non-governmental organization.<\/p>\n
Eddy was the one who filed the complaint with the Attorney
\nGeneral's Office over the alleged role of Bulog officials in
\ndisbursing some Rp 4.6 billion in nonbudgetary funds belonging to
\nthe agency.<\/p>\n
\"Harun at the time told us to make a deal with Eddy. But we
\n(Djoko and Ruskandar) refused his suggestion,\" Djoko said.<\/p>\n
Djoko claimed that Harun eventually contacted Ruskandar
\npersonally, telling him that prosecutors would immediately
\ndeclared him a suspect because he failed to see Eddy.<\/p>\n
A few days later, Ruskandar was indeed named a suspect.<\/p>\n
Achmad said that the planned investigation would focus on
\nwhether Harun meant to use Eddy to blackmail Ruskandar. He added
\nthat manipulating a case and blackmailing the accused were
\ngrounds for punishment.<\/p>",
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