Corruption suspects still at helm of Bank DKI
Corruption suspects still at helm of Bank DKI
JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Tuesday that he had
not received any notice from the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office
regarding the status of two city-owned Bank DKI executives, who
are suspects in a Rp 2 billion (US$300 million) corruption case.
He said that it was due to the absence of a formal statement
that his office had made no decision on the fates of the bank's
president, Maman Soelasman, and director of general affairs
Djunaedy Albaghdady.
"The Jakarta Prosecutor's office may have provided you with
data, but I haven't received any," Sutiyoso told reporters at
City Hall.
He said he would not jeopardize the careers of the two top
officials without official notice from the prosecutor's office.
"Unless I receive official notice from the prosecutor's office
about the status of both Maman and Djunaedy as suspects, I will
take no action that cannot be accounted for," the active three-
star Army general said.
Local media earlier quoted a copy of a letter issued by the
Jakarta Prosecutor's Office as saying that nine employees of the
bank were summoned over a month ago to testify against "suspects
Maman Soelasman and Djunaedy Albaghdady" regarding the scam.
The bank employees made available accounting ledgers and
withdrawal forms showing that Maman and Djunaedy withdrew up to
about Rp 1 billion each for personal expenses.
"Maman and Djunaedy several times withdrew up to Rp 50
million, saying that the money would be used to pay for meetings
between city administration executives and city councilors, that
cost no more than Rp 2 million each," said a source at the
Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
"Bank slips and signatures on the ledgers are now being kept
as evidence at the prosecutor's office. The administration should
know about this already.
"The names of top executives at the administration are stated
in the evidence," the source said
The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office is currently handling at least
six fresh corruption cases involving city administration
officials.
According to a top executive at the office, Sutiyoso's
administration is doing "very little" to help them out with the
cases.
"The administration, for example, has even destroyed data on
the corrupt officials," he said, asking not to be named.
The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has named at least six Bank
DKI officials, including Maman and Djunaedy, plus five
administration officials, as suspects in its investigations into
the corruption case. (ylt)