Three executives of suspended banks held<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Three senior executives of three private banks
\nsuspended by the government last Friday were charged yesterday
\nwith violating a banking law, a reliable police source said.<\/p>\n
They are also being detained at the National Police
\nHeadquarters, he said.<\/p>\n
According to the source, the three are Leonard Tanudjaya,
\npresident of Bank Umum Nasional (BUN), Kiki Hamid Djaja, a
\ndirector of Bank Modern, and Husni Ali, credit director of Bank
\nDagang Nasional Indonesia (BDNI).<\/p>\n
\"Tanudjaya is also secretary-general of Perbanas (the
\nAssociation of Private National Banks),\" he said.<\/p>\n
When asked for confirmation, National Police spokesman Brig.
\nGen. Togar Sianipar refused to comment.<\/p>\n
The source refused to elaborate on the charges or which law
\nthe three bankers had violated.<\/p>\n
\"We've not yet completed the entire investigation,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He added that the probe could still yield more suspects.<\/p>\n
On Friday the government suspended the operation of the three
\nbankers' banks, pending their subsequent liquidation. The police
\nbegan their investigation into the banks four days later.<\/p>\n
\"We have prepared a preliminary investigation into the three
\nbanks, including the listing of possible suspects and tracing and
\ncollecting evidence,\" officer Sianipar said Tuesday.<\/p>\n
However, Togar said the police were still waiting for the
\nfinal result of Bank Indonesia's investigation.<\/p>\n
\"As investigators, we have to be ready to probe the banks.
\nThis is a crucial matter which needs to be handled carefully,\"
\nTogar told reporters at a media briefing.<\/p>\n
Besides probing the three suspended banks, National Police
\neconomic crimes detectives are also investigating dozens of top
\nexecutives of the 16 insolvent banks which were closed by the
\ngovernment last November for their alleged violation of the
\ncountry's banking laws.<\/p>\n
The police have already named 24 suspects from seven banks.
\n(edt)<\/p>",
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