Sentence request for BI fraud delayed

Sentence request for BI fraud delayed

JAKARTA (JP): A state prosecutor asked the Central Jakarta
District Court yesterday for more time to make his sentence
request for two defendants accused of forging Bank Indonesia
transfer documents.

Prosecutor Sujitno said he needed more supporting evidence
before he could forward the sentence request for Naman Kawi and
Andi Muis, two of five men charged with defrauding Bank Indonesia
of Rp 7 billion (US$2.9 million) last July.

Naman was the head of Bank Indonesia's cashier section and
allegedly used his colleague's password to make an illegal
transfer from the central bank to a provincial branch.

Andi, a businessman, is charged with being an accomplice.

Another businessman, Roy Indra Kusnohadi, who is being tried
separately, was reported to have helped Naman find someone with a
bank account to receive the transferred money.

Naman and Andi's trial was adjourned until June 12. (03)