Tansil proposes deal to handle Bapindo losses

Tansil proposes deal to handle Bapindo losses

JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer for Eddy Tansil said yesterday that his
client has offered several of his companies, which he claims to
be worth about Rp 1.5 trillion (US$698 million), as compensation
for the losses caused by his default on loans from the state
Development Bank of Indonesia (Bapindo).

Gani Djemat told The Jakarta Post and Kompas dailies that
Tansil decided on Monday to transfer the management and ownership
of eight of his companies to the government to repay his
syndicated loans from Bapindo and three other state banks--Bank
Dagang Negara, Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia and Bank BNI.

Tansil, the owner of the Golden Key Group, is one of the main
suspects in the investigation of loan scandal at state-owned
Bapindo estimated to involve Rp 1.3 trillion, including interest
charges.

Tansil, currently in the custody of the Attorney General, is
accused of corruption and illegally disbursing loans.

Gani said the eight companies are P.T. Hamparan Rejeki, P.T.
Graha Swakarsa Prima, P.T. Dinamika Erajaya, P.T. Pusaka Warna
Polypropylene, P.T. Cilegon Multi Wahana Service, P.T. Materindo
Suprametal Work, P.T. Glasifibindo Indah and P.T. Sukma Beta
Sempurna.

"The state banks may assign an independent appraisal company
to estimate the value of the eight companies," Gani said.

Meanwhile A. Sutomo, the Deputy Attorney General for Special
Crimes, said separately that the Attorney General's Office has
received Tansil's proposal for transferring his eight companies
and is still evaluating the offer.

Sutomo said his office has frozen all of Tansil's accounts in
several banks and seized 21 houses belonging to him. But he did
not mention the total value of Tansil's foreclosed assets and the
amount of state losses thus far recovered.

The deputy Attorney General said his office will soon summon
Nasrudin Sumintapura, the former junior minister of finance, as
well as J.B. Sumarlin, chairman of the Supreme Audit Agency, for
interrogation.

He said that they will be questioned to collect additional
information for the trial of the six suspects already arrested.

Sudomo, chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council, and under
allegations of influence peddling, has already testified before
the prosecutors.

But Sutomo said his office has not set a date for the
questioning since both officials are reportedly very busy.

Meanwhile Muhammad Assegaf, who assists Harjono Tjitrosoebono
in defending Sjahrizal, a former Bapindo president, said that
they would demand Sudomo, Sumarlin and Nasrudin testify before
the court.

"We will not have the chance to examine their testimony if the
three high officials do not appear in court," Assegaf said.

Four other suspects have been arrested by the Attorney
General's Office. They are Subekti Ismaun and Towil Heryoto, both
former Bapindo's presidents; Bambang Kuntjoro, former Bapindo
Director and Maman Suparman, former Bapindo Jakarta deputy
manager. (02)