New investigation starts for Ismoko

New investigation starts for Ismoko

JAKARTA: The National Police will start on Thursday an
investigation into former director of the police fraud squad
Brig. Gen. Samuel Ismoko for allegedly accepting bribes from
Adrian Waworuntu, a key suspect in the Rp 1.7 trillion (US$187
million) Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) scandal.

Ismoko had been accused of receiving $20,000 and Rp 500
million from Adrian, as confirmed by Rudi Soetopo, one of the
suspects in the BNI case.

National Police deputy chief of detectives Insp. Gen. Dadang
Garnida told reporters on Tuesday that a team of investigators
would commence its task by holding a meeting on Thursday.

According to Dadang, if the police find enough evidence of
Ismoko's involvement, they will send the case directly to the
Jakarta Prosecutor's Office and he would be tried in a public
court.

Previously, a police disciplinary hearing had imposed a one-
year suspension on Ismoko for giving special treatment to certain
suspects in the BNI case. But the hearing was unable to prove
that he had accepted a bribe. -- JP