Prosecutors wants 3 years jail for prison guard

Prosecutors wants 3 years jail for prison guard

JAKARTA (JP): A state prosecutor asked the East Jakarta
District Court yesterday to sentence a senior prison guard to
three years jail for his role in businessman Eddy Tansil's escape
in May.

Prosecutor Muchtar Kunda said Dulhadi, alias Dudung, 44,
was guilty of taking a Rp 2 millions (US$835) bribe from Eddy
Tansil to help him escape from Cipinang Prison.

Tansil, the owner of the Golden Key Group, was serving 20
years jail for swindling Rp 1.3 trillion (US$620 million) from
the state-owned Bank Pembangunan Indonesia.

According to earlier testimony Tansil asked Dudung to get him
out of prison on May 4, two days before a scheduled checkup at a
local hospital for a heart condition.

The defendant agreed and eight subordinates helped him.

In a previous hearing, Dudung, commandant of the third group
of prison guards responsible for Tansil, admitted getting the
money and distributing it to eight subordinates. He said each
got Rp 100,000 and he kept Rp 200,000.

Dudung said he gave Rp 1 million to Tomy Arifin Hutapea,
commandant of the first group of guards, who were also
responsible for Tansil.

But Hutapea has told the court he did not accept the bribe.

One of Dudung's subordinates has been sentenced to two years
jail while three others got eight months jail.

The trial was adjourned until Wednesday to hear the defense
statement.

Tansil's scandal was Indonesia's biggest bank fraud. It
involved four Bapindo directors and a deputy branch manager.

The Central Jakarta District Court jailed Tansil for 17 years
but when Tansil appealed to the High Court the sentence was
increased to 20 years. The Supreme Court confirmed this sentence.

Besides the jail term Tansil was ordered to pay Rp 500 billion
in restitution to the government and fined Rp 30 million.

Tansil is believed to have fled the country. (05)