Salam, Selama para pejabat yang menjabat memiliki mental yang sama seperti Suharto, atau bahkan pernah memakan uang dari Suharto, jangan pernah berharap melihat Suharto dan kroni-kroni-nya masuk ke penjara. Mereka pasti akan mengeluarkan jurus "sakit"-nya sebelum dibawa ke pengadilan.
Pilihan ada ditangan rakyat Indonesia, apakah masih ingin memilih pemimpin yang memiliki mental yang sama atau tidak. Segala tindak-tanduk pemerintah yang ada sekarang adalah hasil pilihan kita juga. On 9/27/07, Sunny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > TEMPO > No. 04/VIII/Sept 25 - Oct 01, 2007 > *Cover Story * > > *Still Number One > > * > > *THE United Nations and the World Bank named Suharto as the world's top > corruptor. This announcement was based on data from Transparency > International, a world body which tracks down illicit funds. > > The two world bodies have also established the Stolen Asset Recovery > (StAR) Initiative, under which they are going to assist the Indonesian > government in tracking down Suharto's wealth, regardless of its location. > > The success of this program depends on the political will of the > Indonesian government. However, there is one fact which may dishearten us: > at home, investigation into the Suharto criminal case has been stopped. Of > the 10 corrupt individuals named by the UN, Suharto is the only one who has > not been declared guilty by his own government. > * > ------------------------------ > > *THE 48-page document was entitled Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) > Initiative. The first part explains the need for the plan and why it is > being launched at this time. * > > *In another section, the experience of a number of countries in recovering > the wealth of top corruptors is presented. This includes the cases of > General Sani Abacha in Nigeria, Alberto Fujimori in Peru, and the wealth of > Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines. * > > *Thus is the latest worldwide effort to uncover the wealth of top > corruptors as led by two major organizations, namely the United Nations (UN) > and the World Bank. Conceived in July 2007, the concept was officially > unveiled in New York, on Monday last week. * > > *It is a rather straightforward concept: the World Bank and the UN are > going to assist countries which are attempting to recover assets spirited > abroad by corruptors. The status of the corruptor is not important. They > can be a prominent Chinese businessperson or a former head of state. * > > *The strategy is deemed best because the World Bank has an extensive > network in international banking and is experienced in getting past bank > secrecy. Indeed, the UN is recognized as a skilled operator in investigating > corrupted wealth. Supported by international cooperation this method may > prove to be very effective, which accounts for why the initiative was > well-received by many countries. * > > *A real eye-opener for the Indonesian public is a chart on page 11 of the > document. There, a list of the top 10 most corrupt political leaders in the > world can be found, of which former Indonesian President Suharto occupies > the first place. The total amount of his stolen wealth is listed as US$15-35 > billion (Rp135-315 trillion). * > > *However, since the publication of the report on Monday last week, there > have been some discrepancies in the news regarding this ranking. Several > newspapers reported that the World Bank and the UN had discovered Suharto's > wealth in a number of countries. * > > *Others reported that the World Bank data suggests that the wealth of this > "New Order" leader has been distributed in a number of foreign bank > accounts. Without mentioning any sources, some newspapers have reported that > the World Bank already has evidence to that effect. * > > *And yet, as inscribed on said page of the document, the rank and amount > of wealth were quoted from Transparency International—an international > institution which actively investigates corruption—in 2004. This data is not > very detailed and has not yet been verified by the World Bank. * > > *However, in a special interview with Tempo on Friday last week, World > Bank Senior Governance Advisor Joel Hellman stressed that it was difficult > to calculate how much money had actually been stolen by those political > leaders. However, there were strong indications that the number is in the > trillions of rupiah. * > > *It is for this reason the World Bank referred to the data from > Transparency International, which, according to Hellman, is an experienced > and cautious organization. This data was quoted by the World Bank to point > out just how enormous these corruption cases are. * > > *The World Bank has already publicized its StAR program to the Indonesian > government. On Wednesday last week, Hellman met with Attorney General > Hendarman Supanji. Hellman gave him information on the initial concept of > the program. Hendarman confirmed that his institution would take action. "We > are studying the material," said Hendarman. In addition to meeting with the > Indonesian Attorney General, the World Bank also met with the Minister of > Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Finance, and the Corruption Eradication > Commission (KPK). * > > *If Indonesia accepts the World Bank's offer, a StAR team will institute > legal cooperation with countries in which the stolen assets are located. The > body will also design training programs for Indonesian investigators. * > > *Indonesia has not been sitting still on this issue. On Saturday of this > week, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) flew to New York, USA. During > a break in the UN's annual general assembly, SBY is to meet with Robert > Zoellick, President of the World Bank, to discuss this matter. * > > *Last week, before President Yudhoyono flew to New York, an Asset Tracing > and Recovery Team from Indonesia had already gone to Washington. This team > was specially formed to track corrupted assets taken out of the country, > especially those taken to Singapore. These "corruption trackers" consist of > personnel from the AGO, the police as well as diplomats. * > > ** > *l l l* > > *EFFORTS to track down Suharto's wealth began three months after the New > Order ruler left the State Palace. On September 1, 1998, the Attorney > General's Office discovered the misuse of funds at a number of foundations > managed by Suharto. * > > *However, at that time, Suharto was still on alert. Five days after the > announcement, Suharto made a public appearance. Through TPI—a television > station which is partially owned by Tutut, Suharto's eldest daughter—he > said: "I don't even have a single cent abroad." * > > *Six days after Suharto's public denial, the Swiss government confirmed > that they were ready to assist Indonesia in finding Suharto's wealth in > their country. A month later, the National Land Agency (BPN) reported on > lands owned by Suharto in Indonesia. * > > *In December 1998, Indonesian President Baharuddin Jusuf Habibie issued > Presidential Instruction No. 30 regarding the Investigation of Suharto's > Wealth. In a meeting with the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), > Andi Ghalib, the then Attorney General, reported that a number of > foundations managed by Suharto possessed some Rp4 trillion. * > > *The Attorney General also discovered bank accounts in Suharto's name in > 72 banks in Indonesia, with total deposits of Rp24 billion. There was Rp23 > billion in Bank Central Asia (BCA), while the remainder was stashed in > several other banks. The AGO also officially announced that the Suharto > "Cendana" family owned 400,000 hectares of land around the archipelago. * > > *The ownership of such a large amount of land was corroborated by State > Minister of Agrarian Affairs and BPN Chairman Hasan Basri Durin though the > amount mentioned was not as fantastic as that announced by the Attorney > General. Land certificates in the name of the Cendana family, said Hasan > Basri, totaled "only" 200,000 hectares. * > > *Under the Habibie administration, Suharto's children were questioned by > the AGO. However, not long afterwards Andi Ghalib had some other news to > report. The result of tracking done by 15 Indonesian embassies, he > contended, did not uncover any wealth belonging to Suharto. Many sides > doubted the report. * > > *Habibie then stopped the search for Suharto's wealth. Still, a number of > international media continued on. A month after Habibie called off the > search, The Independent newspaper in England published the results of its > investigation regarding the wealth of the Suharto family. The paper said > that the Cendana family had sold some foreign holdings. One of them was a > house in London which sold for Rp165 billion. * > > *Several media also wrote about a transfer of Rp45 trillion of Suharto's > money in Switzerland. Some circles accused the Cendana family of laundering > their wealth abroad. * > > *Unsettled by these accusations, Suharto then gave the power of attorney > to the Attorney General to investigate his wealth in Switzerland. Andi > Ghalib and Muladi promptly headed for the Alpine state. * > > *Two months later, it was reported that Suharto had a stroke. A few > moments later, Habibie issued a Termination of Investigation (SP3) letter to > close the case of his former political guru. The reason: no evidence. * > > *The Suharto case was subsequently reopened by other administrations, such > as when Abdurrahman Wahid became president. Marzuki Darusman, the then > Attorney General, revoked Suharto's SP3. The former general was put under > city arrest. * > > *Investigating the corruption of Suharto, who held power for 32 years, has > been a major undertaking. In addition to questioning Suharto, the AGO has > also questioned 140 witnesses, including former high-ranking officials and > administrators at a number of companies and foundations managed by Suharto. > * > > *According to the AGO, a number of foundations managed by Suharto created > massive state losses. The Supersemar Foundation has brought about > Rp191.8billion and US$418.6 million of losses to state finances. > * > > *A number of other foundations also charged with plundering state assets > include Dharmais (Rp201.8 billion), Dhakab (Rp532.5 billion), and the > Dana Sejahtera Mandiri Foundation (Rp442.8 billion). Suharto was then > given criminal suspect status (see How to Rob a Nation). * > > *In May 1999, an extremely candid report about Suharto's wealth appeared > in Time magazine. For three months, this world-famous magazine had tracked > down the former Indonesian President's wealth both at home and abroad. * > > *They found that Suharto's total wealth was about Rp135 trillion, spread > in Switzerland, New Zealand, the US, and England. This wealth consisted of > money in bank accounts, property assets, land, and valuables. * > > *Suharto, who was angered by the report, took Time to court. Two weeks > ago, the Indonesian Supreme Court decided in favor of Suharto. According to > the verdict, Time is to pay compensation of Rp1 trillion. This is the > largest compensation ever awarded in a press-related case in Indonesia. * > > *However, a week later, the UN and the World Bank publicized the > Transparency International data. These two major institutions promised they > would assist the Indonesian government in unearthing Suharto's wealth, > wherever it may be. * > > *Mohamad Assegaf, Suharto's lawyer, said that the data published by the UN > and the World Bank is strange. "Usually the UN investigates matters of human > rights violations, crime, and terrorism," said Assegaf. According to him, > the announcement made by these two bodies should be treated as suspect. * > > *Since the corruption case was first opened, Suharto himself denied having > any money abroad. When appearing on television in September 1998, he > resolutely stated that he would calmly face rumors started abroad which were > taken up at home: "I don't have a single cent abroad in savings, accounts, > CDs, or even company stocks." He also questioned how those foreigners > managed to come up with a figure in the hundreds of billions of rupiah. * > > *It is this challenge set by Suharto which the Indonesian government must > now take on. Hellman promised to mobilize the entire network of the World > Bank and the UN to hunt down Suharto's corrupted wealth abroad. However, he > pointed out that this is no magic wand, but a long-term project. "It needs > 10 to 15 years," he said. * > > *Wenseslaus Manggut, Rini Kustiani* > > >
