TNI waits for AGO to file report on Ginandjar

TNI waits for AGO to file report on Ginandjar

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman Rear
Marshall Graito Usodo insisted on Friday that the force would not
hesitate to act against former minister of mines and energy
Ginandjar Kartasasmita once the Attorney General's Office had
filed a sufficient report to them.

"To date, the Attorney General's Office has yet to report to
us about the case accusing Pak Ginandjar as we haven't yet been
involved in the case," Graito told reporters at TNI headquarters
in Cilangkap, East Jakarta.

Ginandjar, a retired Air Force vice marshall, is accused by
prosecutors of abusing his power while serving as minister during
the early 1990s causing state losses amounting to US$24.8
million.

During that time he was still an active military officer,
which means that any legal proceedings against him must be
conducted by the military.

The South Jakarta District Court on Wednesday ordered the
Attorney General's Office to release Ginandjar who had been
detained for a month.

Graito on Thursday maintained that the court's decision to
release Ginandjar had nothing to do with TNI chief Adm. Widodo
AS.

"The TNI chief will never intervene in the legal process of
Pak Ginandjar. The investigation will continue even if he is
released," Graito said.

Referring to TNI Legal Aid Body chief Maj. Gen. Timor Putra
Manurung's earlier statement, Graito said that Ginandjar is
subject to all existing laws, including Anticorruption Law No.
3/1971.

"But due to his position as an active military officer at that
time, we must set up a joint military-police probe so the case
can be brought to a civil court."

"So, we can see that nobody, not even someone from the
military, is immune to the law," Graito said. (02/bby)