Sofjan demands apology from former minister<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Businessman Sofjan Wanandi of the Gemala Group
\nhas demanded that former finance minister Bambang Sudibyo
\napologize for publicly accusing him of embezzling Bank Indonesia
\nfunds.<\/p>\n
\"Bambang Sudibyo has to apologize and clarify his statements
\nin public within seven days regarding his misleading, insinuative
\nand prejudicial statements which discredited our client,\" lawyer
\nTodung Mulya Lubis said in his office.<\/p>\n
Unless the demand was met, Todung said he would file a lawsuit
\nagainst Bambang on charges of libel.<\/p>\n
The offending remarks, published in the Kompas and Republika
\ndaily newspapers on Tuesday, were based on statements Bambang was
\nreported to have made when he handed over his post to his
\nsuccessor, Prijadi Praptosuhardjo, on Monday.<\/p>\n
Bambang singled out Sofjan and another businessman, Samsul
\nNursalim, among those he said should be barred from leaving the
\ncountry because of their alleged role in the embezzlement of the
\nBank Indonesia liquidity loans.<\/p>\n
The Attorney General's Office is currently studying a request
\nfrom the Ministry of Finance to impose travel bans on former
\nowners and managers of 42 commercial banks in connection with its
\ninvestigations into the reported embezzlement of Rp 144.5
\ntrillion (US$17.41 billion) of central bank liquidity credits.<\/p>\n
Bambang, who sent the list of bankers to the Attorney
\nGeneral's Office, blurted out Sofjan and Samsul's names when
\nreporters pressed him to identify people on the list.<\/p>\n
Sofjan's name came up in his capacity as chief commissioner of
\nBank Dana Hutama, which was closed down by the government.<\/p>\n
Todung said Sofjan had completed all his financial
\nobligations, amounting to Rp 1.294 billion ($156,000), to the
\nIndonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).<\/p>\n
Sofjan was barred from leaving the country in connection with
\nhis role in the bank, but the ban was been revoked since Aug. 14
\nby Bambang himself, Todung said. (01)<\/p>",
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