The Jakarta Post, December 3, 2009
The House of Representatives’ inquiry committee will shift the burden of proof to certain parties who are suspected of having received part of the Rp 6.7 trillion (US$712.32) bailout funds injected to bank Century. Legislator Gayus Lumbuun, a member of the inquiry committee, said Thursday the method was commonly used in investigating corruption-related cases.
"Under this method, any suspicious individual can be summoned to explain about his or her wealth and the sources of their fortune," Gayus told The Jakarta Post. He added the method would help the committee overcome difficulties in tracing the distribution of the bailout funds.
The Financial Transactions Report and Analysis Center (PPATK), the only institution with authorities to collect transaction records from all banks in the country, has expressed difficulties in finding transaction data in Bank Century, which has been rebranded as Bank Mutiara.
"We can hardly collect the data of all the transactions made by Bank Century's depositors in short time, as the bank had more than 8,500 customers," PPATK Chairman Yunus Husein said recently.
Inquiry committee member Bambang Soesatyo said he had secured information about some names who were allegedly involved in the scandal.
"The assets of these people increased considerably during the election campaign period between January and April," he said, adding that the people might be linked with a particular political party.
Bambang urged the PPATK to reveal at least all over-Rp 2 billion transactions during the period to match this data.
Source: The Jakarta Post
The House of Representatives’ inquiry committee will shift the burden of proof to certain parties who are suspected of having received part of the Rp 6.7 trillion (US$712.32) bailout funds injected to bank Century. Legislator Gayus Lumbuun, a member of the inquiry committee, said Thursday the method was commonly used in investigating corruption-related cases.
"Under this method, any suspicious individual can be summoned to explain about his or her wealth and the sources of their fortune," Gayus told The Jakarta Post. He added the method would help the committee overcome difficulties in tracing the distribution of the bailout funds.
The Financial Transactions Report and Analysis Center (PPATK), the only institution with authorities to collect transaction records from all banks in the country, has expressed difficulties in finding transaction data in Bank Century, which has been rebranded as Bank Mutiara.
"We can hardly collect the data of all the transactions made by Bank Century's depositors in short time, as the bank had more than 8,500 customers," PPATK Chairman Yunus Husein said recently.
Inquiry committee member Bambang Soesatyo said he had secured information about some names who were allegedly involved in the scandal.
"The assets of these people increased considerably during the election campaign period between January and April," he said, adding that the people might be linked with a particular political party.
Bambang urged the PPATK to reveal at least all over-Rp 2 billion transactions during the period to match this data.
Source: The Jakarta Post
