Three BNI suspects confront Edi

Three BNI suspects confront Edi

JAKARTA: A key suspect in the Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI)
scandal, Edi Santoso, was confronted with three other suspects on
Monday as police continued their investigation into the case.

Edi, the former head of foreign customers at the BNI Kebayoran
Baru branch, was confronted with the co-owner of the Gramarindo
Group, Adrian Waworuntu, the former operational manager of the
BNI Kebayoran Baru branch, Nirwan Ali, and an unidentified
suspect.

Edi sparked controversy early last month when he released a
letter claiming that he, along with other suspects in the
scandal, including Maria Pulien Lumowa and Adrian Waworuntu, met
with Gen. (ret) Wiranto twice to discuss Wiranto's plan to run
for president next year. Wiranto has denied meeting Edi.

Police hoped the confrontation would clear up the confusion
resulting from the letter.

"I haven't received a report from my men about the results of
the confrontation but we will soon inform you of any progress in
the case," said the National Police's director of economic
crimes, Brig. Gen. Samuel Ismoko. --JP