Bahasjim faces suspension
Aditya Suharmoko, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 04/14/2010 4:59 PM
The Finance Ministry has transferred back money laundering suspect Bahasjim Assifie from the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) to facilitate an internal investigation into him.
The ministry will examine Bahasjim in relation to the Rp 64 billion (nearly US$7 million) funds in his bank account, Inspector General Hekinus Manao said Wednesday.
The ministry, represented by the Inspectorate General and the Directorate of Internal Compliance and Official Resources Transformation at the tax office, will cooperate with the National Police, the ministry said in a statement.
Hekinus said Bahasjim might be temporarily suspended during the examination. "That's the most we can do," he said.
He added he would talk to the Financial Transactions Report and Analysis Center on the criteria to determine suspicious financial transactions. "Because we think some [data we receive] are just normal," he said.
