Prosecutors named for Ginandjar's case

Prosecutors named for Ginandjar's case

JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office has set up a new team
to resume investigation into alleged graft involving the deputy
speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Ginandjar
Kartasasmita, when he was minister of mines and energy between
1992 and 1995.

The office's spokesman Barman Zahir told reporters on Monday
that the team comprised prosecutors M. Fachmi, Y.W. Mere, M.
Farella and Febrian. They replaced the former joint civilian-
military team led by Barman.

"The former team must be replaced since it no longer has the
authority to probe the case," Barman said.

Ginandjar, who had been named a corruption suspect in
connection with a technical assistance contract he endorsed
between PT Ultraindo Petro Gas and state oil and gas company
Pertamina which caused the state US$24.8 million in losses, was
detained in April last year.

He was later released after he won concessions in the pretrial
hearing at the South Jakarta District Court. The Supreme Court
revoked the verdict earlier this month.

As the new team will decide whether to detain Ginandjar, a
lawyer of the suspect, Muchyar Yara, said his client was
currently in Germany with his wife who will have surgery.

"I have not yet obtained the copy of the Supreme Court's
verdict, but we may request a judicial review of the verdict," he
told reporters. -- JP