Mysterious Deposits and the Unfortunate Banker

Even as loan collateral, without one single rupiah used, Jamsostek deposits can be alluring.

November 2, 2004

SITTING in his cell in the Paledang Prison, Bogor, Asep Tarwan is a long way from his old life as a branch head of Bank Raykat Indonesia (BRI). In the three months he has spent there, he has lost 8 kilograms, and he is consumed by diabetes. “I’ve been ill for the past three weeks and can’t leave my cell,” he told Tempo last week. Last July, after finding him guilty of illegally cashing in a credit of Rp93.5 billion to two

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