The Incriminating 'Fat' Bank Accounts

The seven-page document listed suspicious transactions of nine middle and high-ranking police officers. Its data was copied from a five-page record of transactions between 2004 and 2009. The accounts had varying balances ranging from Rp1 billion to Rp54 billion. The transactions were suspicious because the official monthly incomes of the individuals involved were less than Rp10 million.

This document came into the hands of Tempo's editorial staff in mid-May 2010. The data in the document was then retyped to erase all traces of the original, which was still classified as confidential. Setri Yasra, national affairs editor of Tempo magazine, was appointed to head the magazine's team to look into these revelations.