Like Chasing Ghosts

Of 65 people implicated in the BLBI case, only two have been jailed. Despite four different presidencies, the BLBI problem remains unresolved.

March 11, 2008

SULAIMAN never dreamed he would ever be a witness in court, much less in a corruption case that involves an unimaginable amount of money. However, on August 6 last year, this 39-year-old man—along with eight others—was summoned to testify in the Central Jakarta District Court. He was asked to be a witness in the case of a fictitious company involving the suspect Bambang Sutrisno, a former CEO of Bank Surya.

Chief judge Rukmini asked the witn

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