Safe haven for corruptors

Safe haven for corruptors

From Koran Tempo

A team of investigators from the National Police Headquarters
handed over to the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office on March 1 the
dossiers on five suspect in a bank scam that inflicted Rp 1.7
trillion in losses to Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI).

These five suspects are all businessmen from the PT Gramarindo
Group: Ollah Abdullah Agam, Adrian P. Lumowa, Richard K, Titik
Priswanti and Aprilla Widarta (Tempo Interaktif, March 1, 2004).

Thank God, the police have taken concrete action against these
manipulators. At least the public can have some optimism about
the country's law enforcers, although the final results are still
a big question.

It sometimes strikes me how nice it is to be big-time
manipulators in Indonesia. You can siphon off billions of rupiah,
deposit the money in a bank, return it and get off scot-free.
Indonesia is a real safe haven for big-time manipulators. You
siphon off the Bank Indonesia liquidity support money and then
connive with government officials to have the money laundered.
You can easily get a letter certifying that you have settled your
debts.

Unfortunately, small criminals will have to face the mob, the
police and other law enforcers, who will jointly make a concerted
effort to wipe out pickpockets, shoplifters and the like. But
when they face big-time manipulators, they try to find some
justification to stay away and turn a blind eye to their major
crimes.

PUTRA
Surabaya