Suyitno facing travel ban

Suyitno facing travel ban

JAKARTA: The National Police have requested that a travel ban
be imposed on graft suspect Comr. Gen. Suyitno Landung, who
allegedly engaged in abuse of power when investigating a scandal
involving state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) in 2003.

National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Paulus Purwoko said on
Tuesday that investigators had sent their request to the Attorney
General's Office (AGO), which is the body authorized to issue
travel bans.

"It is just normal procedure in an investigation into a graft
case," Paulus explained.

Paulus also said that Suyitno, who is the deputy governor of
the National Resilience Institute, is required to report to the
police on a regular basis.

The former chief of detectives is alleged to have accepted a
car and cash amounting to Rp 300 million (US$30,600) from a
suspect in the bank scam. -- JP