Special antigraft team installed

Special antigraft team installed

Rendi A. Witular and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono installed on Wednesday 51
members of a special team charged with the task of intensifying
and improving the government's anticorruption campaign.

The Coordinating Team for Corruption Eradication is aimed at
speeding up the anticorruption campaign. The drive, which was
launched six months ago, has yet to record significant results.

Its members comprise prosecutors, police officers and
officials of the Development Finance Controller (BPKP). The team
is chaired by Deputy Attorney General for special crimes
Hendarman Supandji.

The team will run for two years, but the term may be extended
if deemed necessary.

It is assigned to investigate and prosecute graft cases, hunt
down and arrest suspects, as well as tracing assets and
preventing them from possibly being laundered or illegally
transferred abroad.

The new team is obliged to report developments in their duties
at any time to the president. Results of its activities must be
presented to the President and his advisers every three months.

The first duty of the team will be to investigate possible
graft cases in 16 state enterprises, four ministries and three
private companies, as well as hunt down 12 white collar swindlers
who have fled abroad.

"We have decided to take necessary legal measures against 16
state enterprises, four ministries and three private companies,"
Susilo said, adding that the decision was taken during a
coordination meeting last week.

National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said there would be
no problem with possible overlapping between the new team and
other antigraft institutions set up earlier.

"So be it, because the purpose of all the institutions is to
eradicate corruption," he said.

Da'i said that the team is mainly tasked with coordinating
police and prosecutors in fighting corruption.

"So that prosecutors will not return case files on graft cases
submitted by the police, or vice versa, which often prolongs the
prosecution proceedings," he explained.

Team chief Hendarman Supandji concurred with Da'i, saying
police and prosecutors should not waste time by returning case
files on graft cases to each other.

The Coordinating Team for Corruption Eradication:

Advisors:

Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh
National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar
BPKP head Arie Soelendro

Head: Deputy Attorney General for special crime Hendarman
Supandji

Deputy Head: National Police director of anticorruption division
Brig. Gen. Indarto and BPKP deputy head of investigation division
Nasib Padmomihardjo

Members:

Prosecutors: Arnold Angkow, Ali Mukartono, Bambang Setyo Wahyudi,
Daniel Tombe, Dicky Rahmat Raharjo, Heru Chaerudin, Hendrizal
Husin, Muhammad Salman, Ninik Mariyanti, Pantono, Ranu Mihardja
Teguh and Tony Spontana

Police officials: Sr. Comr. Alpiner Sinaga, Sr. Comr. Didik Tato
P., Sr. Comr. Noor Ali, Adj. Sr. Comr. Bambang K., Adj. Sr. Comr.
Farman, Adj. Sr. Comr. Iswandi Hari, Adj. Sr. Comr. Ismu Gunadi,
Adj. Sr. Comr. Mahendra Jaya, Adj. Sr. Comr. Opik Taufik, Comr.
Gupuh Setiyono, Comr. Ika Waskita, Comr. Slamet Pribadi, Adj.
Comr. Didik Suyadi and Adj. Comr. Joko Cipto

BPKP auditors: Ade Suhendar, Andy Budiman, Andi Pamanius, Arman
Sahri Harahap, Buntoro Hery Prasetyo, Didi Prakoso, Dulhadi
Ganang Sugiarso, Gilbert Sihombing, Herry Supratman, Nanang
Ariseno, Pratama Hary Nugraha, Sofyan Sunrizal and Yus Muharam