Key suspects' accounts located

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