Arresting the "King of Prawns"
Sjamsul Nursalim, the former boss of Bank Dagang Nasional Indonesia (BDNI), has been arrested by the Attorney General's Office. The move has increased suspicion that President Abdurrahman Wahid is no longer backing him.
April 24, 2001
Last week, Sjamsul Nursalim, a suspect in the embezzlement of Bank Indonesia liquidation assistance funds, checked into Medistra Hospital in Jakarta to receive treatment for constricted arteries. Due to his arrest two members of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) guard Sjamsul's room. Gaining access to visit the Gadjah Tunggal conglomerate boss is not an easy matter. Soedibyo Saleh Sjamsul, the Director of the investigation has granted Sjamsul...