KPK announces Bank Jatim director as suspect

Good news that KPK is still much alive without Antasari Azhar. The KPK directors seems strongly wanted to show this symbolic gesture to the public: that KPK is as strong and commited as ever to eradicate corruption with or without Antasari Azhar. The Jakarta Post reports:

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named former Director of East Java Development Bank (BPD) Umar Syarifuddin as suspect for allegedly embezzling Rp 37 billion (US$3.5 million) of the bank’s money in 2003-2004.

“We have found a suspect in an alleged embezzlement at BPD. Former bank’s director US has been declared suspect few days ago,” KPK deputy chairman for enforcement Bibit Samad Riantor told reporters during a hearing with commission III of legal issues at the House of Representatives on Thursday.

He said the suspect had illegally gathered Rp 37 billion from 33 BPD branches in the province during 2003-2004 that kept in his personal account.

“He created “(dubious) capital and taxes fees” to gather the money for his personal benefit,” he said.

This was the second case the commission announced suspects in the absence of its chairman Antasari Azhar who is now detained by the Jakarta Police as a suspect in a murder case.

Tags: antasari azhar, korupsi, kpk

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Blogger Senayan
May 9, 2009 at 4:09 am

ayo maju terus kpk, sikaaaaaaaat koruptor, hehehe

Arya
May 9, 2009 at 12:21 pm

Thanks God that KPK doesn’t loss its tusk after the leader of KPK has arrested in a murder case. So the eradication of corruption still run as well as Indonesian peoples wish. No matter happen, keep going KPK..!

rudie hardiono
September 22, 2009 at 1:46 am

Please be informed that Umar Syarifudin is not former President Director of East Java Development Bank. If I am not wrong he was President Director of West Java Development Bank (Bank Jabar. Thank you.