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KPK questions former coordinating minister over BLBI scandal
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned former Coordinating Economic Minister Rizal Ramli in its investigation into the issuance of clearance letters (SKL) in the Bank Indonesia liquidity support (BLBI) case
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned former Coordinating Economic Minister Rizal Ramli in its investigation into the issuance of clearance letters (SKL) in the Bank Indonesia liquidity support (BLBI) case.
'['¦] it's about the extending of SKL in the BLBI case. It was said that the KPK was committed to completing its investigation into the case and several other parties were reported to have been summoned,' he said as quoted by Antara news agency shortly after he arrived at the commission headquarters in Jakarta on Monday.
The former Coordinating Economic Minister from 2000 to 2001 declined to comment further, saying that he wanted to first explain everything he knew about the case to KPK investigators.
In its investigation, KPK has questioned a number of Gotong Royong cabinet members and non-ministry government officials that were in service from 2001 to 2004, including State Owned Enterprises Minister Laksamana Sukardi, former now-defunct Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (BPPN) head I Putu Gede Ary Suta, former Coordinating Economic Minister Dorodjatun Kuntjoro Jakti, former Finance Minister (1998-1999) Bambang Subiyanto, former Economic Minister (1999-2000) and former Minister of the National Development Agency (2001-2004), Kwik Kian Gie.
The commissioned has also imposed a travel ban on a private businessperson, Lusiana Yanti Hanafiah, for allegedly bribing civil servants or state officials in the issuance of land use permits, since Dec.4.
Lusiana allegedly managed land given to state officials who have authority over the issuance of SKL.
The BPPN established an SKL issuance mechanism based on the Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No.8/2002 on release and discharge (R&D) issued by former President Megawati who had input from Dorodjatun, Laksana and former Finance Minister Boediono.
As much as Rp 138.4 trillion (US$11.12 billion) of a total of Rp 144.5 trillion that BLBI disbursed to 48 national general banks was considered to have inflicted financial losses upon the state; however, only 16 suspects related to the misuse of BLBI funds have been brought to the court.
Meanwhile, other obligors, who had yet to return BLBI funds to the state, received a Letter of Order to Stop Investigations (SP3) for their cases from the Attoney General's Office (AGO) based on a SKL it received from the government.
The banks that received a SKL include Bank Baja International with suspect Jean Rudy Ronald Pea; Bank Sewu International (Lany Angkosubroto); Bank Papan Sejahtera (Njo Kok Kiong); Bank Istimarat and Bank Pelita with Agus Anwar asm a suspect; Bank Hokindo (Hokiarto); Bank Dana Hutama (Hadi Purnama Chandra) and Bank Umum Nasional (Bob Hasan). (ebf)(++++)
