FROM soft chairs and cool rooms, three former senior officials of Bank Indonesia were transferred to Cipinang Prison since the beginning of last July. Hendro Budiyanto, Paul Sutopo Tjokronegoro, and Heru Supraptomo were sentenced to a years imprisonment and fines of Rp20 million because they were found guilty of misusing Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance funds (BLBI).

BLBI is the name for the funds made available to banks who ran out of money be