FOR the second time Syahril Sabirin must undergo a jail sentence. In June 2000, this 66yearold Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatra man was detained for three months at the request of the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).

As Governor of Bank Indonesia at that time, Syahril was judged to have approved the disbursement of funds for PT Era Giat Prima. The funds which eventually ended up in a Bank Bali account—the bank which later became Permata Bank—w