A Shower of Money from Kebon Sirih
Corruption in the central bank was neatly planned, involving top leaders down to the drivers. The money was channeled not only to the DPR.
July 15, 2008
JONATHAN Marauw was driving in silence. From the time he set off from Bank Indonesia (BI) headquarters in Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, the two passengers, Rusli Simandjuntak and Asnar Ashari—both BI senior officials—were also quiet. It was mid-September 2003. Jonathan could sense from the passengers’ behavior that they were carrying out a secret mission.
“At that time a black suitcase was placed on the rear seat,” said Jonathan, 57
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