Prosecutor outlines embezzlement charges

BOGOR (JP): A prosecutor demanded on Thursday that the Bogor District Court sentence two former employees of state-owned companies to three years in jail and a Rp 10 million fine each for their alleged involvement in a Rp 297 million embezzlement scam.

According to prosecutor Laode Halipo, defendants Kurniati, 43, of PT Telkom telecommunications company, and Dio Subandrio, 32, of Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), colluded together to swindle the money for their personal use.

"Dio worked as a teller at BRI. He handled the money from Telkom customers transferred by Kurniati," Laode told the court.

"Dio was supposed to have deposited the money ... but instead of doing it he cooperated with Kurniati, who made false reports about the transfer, as if the money had been received by BRI."

The prosecutor said the two committed the crime between January and April 1994.

The two are charged under Law No. 3/1971 on corruption, which carries a maximum sentence of lifetime imprisonment, or 20 years in prison with a Rp 30 million fine.

"We also demand that the two defendants be detained," Laode said.

Judge Martini rejected the request and adjourned the trial until Sept. 21. (24/edt)