Prosecutors investigate alleged graft case in W. Nusa Tenggara

Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, Mataram | National | Tue, August 18 2009, 4:50 PM 

Somasi coordinator Ervyn Kaffah said the officials had already received dividends as they held shares in the bank, therefore they did not deserve any extra payments. 



 West Nusa Tenggara prosecutors are investigating an illegal transfer of money between the province-owned PT Bank NTB and several high profile officials, which may cost the state up to Rp 11 billion (US$ 1.1 million) in revenue losses.

Spokesperson for the provincial prosecutor's office Sugiyanta said on Tuesday that two bank executives were asked to give evidence. He refused to disclose the content of the information disclosed.


The case was unveiled when the People's Solidarity Workers Board for Transparency (Somasi), a local anti-corruption NGO, filed a report with the prosecutor’s office indicating that transfers of money had been made to a number of government officials under the bank’s corporate social responsibility programs from 2003 to 2007.

“We decided to probe into the case after obtaining solid preliminary evidence,” Sugiyanta said.

The bank’s funds went to a number of high-ranking officials including the governor, the West Lombok regent, the Central Lombok regent, the Mataram mayor and the Bima mayor.

Somasi coordinator Ervyn Kaffah said the officials had already received dividends as they held shares in the bank, therefore they did not deserve any extra payments.

The NGO also found the bank’s CSR programs never materialized.

Somasi also reported the case to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

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