Court to open BRI graft case

Court to open BRI graft case

BOGOR: The Bogor Prosecutor's Office filed a graft case
involving the state-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) with the
Bogor District Court on Wednesday, in a case that has allegedly
caused a total of Rp 93.5 billion (US$11 million) in state
losses.

"We received the dossiers from the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office
on Jan. 19 and we just completed the prosecution papers,"
prosecutor Indrasyah said.

The court will hold the trial later this month.

The prosecution also handed over suspect Asep Tarwan, 38, head
of BRI branch in Jl. Suryakencana, Bogor, to the custody of the
court. The suspect is now being detained in Paledang Prison.

The case is part of a several corruption cases that also
involve the state bank branches in Senen and Tanah Abang, both in
Central Jakarta.

The prosecutors said the suspect could only manage to return
Rp 9.8 billion of the money.

Indarsyah said his team comprised two prosecutors from Jakarta
Prosecutor's Office. -- JP