Different Strokes for Different Folks?

The accused in banking corruption cases, such as Hendra Rahardja and Bambang Sutrisno, were tried in absentia. Why not BDNI boss, Sjamsul Nursalim?

May 21, 2002

Sjamsul Nursalims case seems to have become an expensive gamble for enforcers of the anticorruption law. For over a year, the former owner of Bank Dagang Nasional Indonesia and boss of Gadjah Tunggal, has seemingly been almost beyond the reach of the law. In fact, though, he is involved in a corruption case of mind-boggling magnitude; misappropriation of Rp10.09 trillion of Bank Indonesias Liquidity Support (BLBI). That amounts to just over US$1

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