Police detain two suspects in BII scam

Sat, 17 Jul 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Police said on Friday they had arrested two suspects
for their alleged roles in a Rp 31 billion bank scam involving
the pension fund of fertilizer firm PT Pupuk Sriwijaya and Bank
International Indonesia (BII).

The detained suspects are the head of the BII Juanda sub-
branch in Central Jakarta, Wahyu Hartanto, and politician Tonny
Marthawinata.

The two are being interrogated at the National Police
Headquarters. The number of suspects is expected to rise to more
than 10, said Brig. Gen. Samuel Ismoko, director of the police
fraud squad.

"We will question another 10 people to establish their roles
in the case," he said

The scandal was revealed after BII rejected a request from
three senior officials in the foundation that manages the pension
fund to cash in two fake redemption certificates worth a total of
Rp 31 billion. --JP

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