Files on fraud suspects finished

JAKARTA: The National Police said on Thursday the case files on the eight suspects in the Rp 1.7 trillion Bank Dagang Bali (BDB) and Asiatic Bank scandal had been submitted to the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office.

The director of the National Police's fraud unit, Brig. Gen. Samuel Ismoko, said prosecutors were now preparing charges against the suspects, who include FB Surendro and Made Budiana of Asiatic Bank, and I Gusti Ngurah Oka Budiana, I Gede Wibawa and I Nengah Suwardhana of BDB.

"The prosecutor's office has confirmed that the case files are sufficient enough to be presented to the court. We are just waiting for the trial to open," Ismoko said. -- JP