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Sat, 08/16/2008 - 08:32
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KPK TO PROBE INTO FLOW OF BI LIQUIDITY FUND WORTH RP27.7 BILLION TO LAWYERS
Jakarta, Aug 16 (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will probe into an alleged flow Rp27.7 billion from Bank Indonesia (Central Bank) to a number of lawyers assisting former BI officials involved in the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Fund (BLBI) case.
"We are further investigating the case," KPK Chairman Chandra M Hamzah said here on Friday.
Chandra refused to explain the reasons for the KPK to further the probe into the flow of the BLBI fund, as it is still underway and therefore has yet to arrive at a conclusion.
"More important is that we are intensifying our investigation," Candra said.
The BI liquidity fund case caused some BI high officials to be declared as suspects. They are former BI Governor Burhanddin Abdullah, former deputy director for legal affairs Oey Hoy Tiong, former Bureau Chief of BI governor Rusli Simanungkalit, former legislators - Antony Zeidra Abidin and Hamka Yandu.
Based on the report from the Supreme Audit Board (BPK), the case on the BI fund flow came to surface during a meeting of the BI Board of Governorsin 2003 chaired by Burhanuddin issued an approval to give capital to the Indonesian bank development foundation (YPPI) worth of Rp100 billion.
The money later appeared to have been provided to a number of legislators for discusing a revision of the law on Bank Indonesia and the settlement of the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Fund (BLBI).
The BI liquidity fund was also allegedly to have been given to a former BI officials empboiled in legal cases.
According to the BPK report, besides the Rp100 billion, Bank Indonesia had also spent Rp27.7 billion on the lawyers assisting the former BI key officials.
The report said nine lawyers had been assisting the BI key figures. They are former BI Governor Soedrajad Djiwandono, Deputy Governor Iwan R Prawiranata and three BI directors, namely Heru Supraptomo, Hendro Budianto, and Paul Sutopo.
"We are further investigating the case," KPK Chairman Chandra M Hamzah said here on Friday.
Chandra refused to explain the reasons for the KPK to further the probe into the flow of the BLBI fund, as it is still underway and therefore has yet to arrive at a conclusion.
"More important is that we are intensifying our investigation," Candra said.
The BI liquidity fund case caused some BI high officials to be declared as suspects. They are former BI Governor Burhanddin Abdullah, former deputy director for legal affairs Oey Hoy Tiong, former Bureau Chief of BI governor Rusli Simanungkalit, former legislators - Antony Zeidra Abidin and Hamka Yandu.
Based on the report from the Supreme Audit Board (BPK), the case on the BI fund flow came to surface during a meeting of the BI Board of Governorsin 2003 chaired by Burhanuddin issued an approval to give capital to the Indonesian bank development foundation (YPPI) worth of Rp100 billion.
The money later appeared to have been provided to a number of legislators for discusing a revision of the law on Bank Indonesia and the settlement of the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Fund (BLBI).
The BI liquidity fund was also allegedly to have been given to a former BI officials empboiled in legal cases.
According to the BPK report, besides the Rp100 billion, Bank Indonesia had also spent Rp27.7 billion on the lawyers assisting the former BI key officials.
The report said nine lawyers had been assisting the BI key figures. They are former BI Governor Soedrajad Djiwandono, Deputy Governor Iwan R Prawiranata and three BI directors, namely Heru Supraptomo, Hendro Budianto, and Paul Sutopo.
