KPK hunts tycoon Sjamsul Nursalim in BLBI bailout case

KPK hunts tycoon Sjamsul Nursalim in BLBI bailout case

The Jakarta Post-News·2019-10-01 15:08

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has put Sjamsul Nursalim and his wife Itjih Nursalim, suspects in a graft case pertaining to Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support (BLBI) funds, on the most-wanted list. Sjamsul, the owner of Bank Dagang Negara Indonesia (BDNI), and Itjih were named suspects for their alleged involvement in a corruption case related to irregularities surrounding the BLBI disbursement. The case caused Rp 4.58 trillion (US$321 million) in state losses. “The KPK had sent a letter to the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department chief requesting that both suspects be included on the most-wanted list,” the commission spokesperson Febri Diansyah said in a statement. The antigraft body previously named Sjamsul and Itjih suspects on June 10. Read also: KPK names Sjamsul Nursalim, wife suspects in BLBI case Since then, graft busters...

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