The Past Catches Up with Nursalim

The Attorney General’s Office is breaking new ground. Two special teams are being formed to re-investigate the Rp650 trillion BLBI debt settlement by former owners of banks devastated by the economic crisis 10 years ago. One target may be—once again—the boss of Gajah Tunggal, Sjamsul Nursalim. Documents obtained by Tempo point to possible crimes committed by Bank Dagang Nasional Indonesia (BDNI) he owned. The Attorney General at the time even asked the United States to trace BDNI’s assets there.

June 26, 2007

...one morning in 2002.

KWIK Kian Gie very clearly recalls the moment five years ago. Kwik, who at the time was National Development Planning Minister, rushed to respond to a summons by President Megawati Sukarnoputri to her official residence at Jalan Teuku Umar in Menteng, Central Jakarta.

The clock showed 7am. Upon arriving, Kwik was surprised to see that all the economic ministers under Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kunt

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