Police delay hearing for officers

Police delay hearing for officers

JAKARTA: A disciplinary hearing for 16 police officers over
their handling of the bank BNI 46 scandal was postponed until
Thursday because of difficulty summoning witnesses.

The officers are accused of violating the police's code of
ethics while investigating the Rp 1.7 billion (US$188 million)
banking scandal.

The hearing was originally scheduled for Tuesday.

National Police detectives deputy chief Insp. Gen. Dadang
Garnida said on Wednesday the directors of PT Gramarindo Nirwan
Ali, Arif Ishartono and Rudy Sutopo, who are suspects in the bank
scandal, would testify during Thursday's hearing.

The deputy director of the police's fraud squad, Brig. Gen.
Bambang Premantoro, is among the officers facing the disciplinary
hearing, which will be presided over by detectives chief Comr.
Gen. Suyitno Landung Sudjono.

The officers are alleged to have accepted bribes from one of
the main suspects in the scandal, Adrian, who is currently
standing trial. -- JP