Key suspects' accounts located

JAKARTA: The National Police announced on Friday they had tracked down three bank accounts in the names of key suspects in the Bank Global fraud case, in a bank located in Europe.

The accounts are those of top executives of the now-defunct bank, including Irawan Sali and his wife, and Rico Santoso. The two executives were declared fugitives by the police due to their roles in fictitious lending activities, money laundering and an attempt to destroy important documents.

Director of the fraud squad Brig. Gen. Andi Chaeruddin refused to disclose the exact location of the bank or the amount of money in the accounts.

"We are trying to explore the possibility of accessing the accounts for the purpose of asset recovery, but we have been told that all investigations must go through Mutual Legal Assistance (agency)," Andi said.

Andi said that Irawan and Rico's whereabouts remain unknown. He added that he would leave for Europe later on Friday to seek more information on the accounts. -- JP