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Indonesian Jail Bait: Gayus and Wife to Be Quizzed Over Bribes
Farouk Arnaz & Amir Tedjo | November 12, 2010

Gayus Tambunan, seen in this file photo, is to be quizzed along with his wife over allegations he bribed prison staff to give him freedom of movement. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal) Gayus Tambunan, seen in this file photo, is to be quizzed along with his wife over allegations he bribed prison staff to give him freedom of movement. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal)
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b8000
11:14am Nov 18, 2010

Allah swt have given Indonesia warnings after warning. The country has too many corrupted leaders and people. May Allah show more warning till all of them wake up from their temporary heaven.

Roland
2:23pm Nov 12, 2010

Now I really wonder - it is already clear that this fellow embezzled Millions of Dollars. Why does he now still owns a house (and I suppose a nice one) and has access to money to buy his way out? Clearly not all of his assets got confiscated or he has STILL another batch (or more) of hidden cash somewhere around...doesn't this easy access to money seems suspicious to anybody connected with his case?

peterR
2:07pm Nov 12, 2010

TiaTum - you of course speak the truth. Sadly it has gone so far, I believe too far. You have a country that is primarily controlled by, run by, criminals, and they are the Law. The current leadership, the Government, is riddled with criminals; they want to steal all that they can, this is their sole purpose in life. Why would the criminals wish to carry out reforms within an organisation that they control? Criminals wish only to halt any attempt at reform. The only way this can be stopped is if the people stop it. And that ain't gonna happen by playing the respect game, being polite, and kowtowing to these animals, whilst they kick you in the face.

Nik23
11:55am Nov 12, 2010

It seems that in this country only the money talks. Gayus, who is he? Now come a person with his background can get such amount of money? If this is how it will continue, only black days for Indonesia.

TiaTum
11:34am Nov 12, 2010

Gayus' behavior is obscene. Officers who took the bribes should be fired and fined heavily if proved guilty... The government should really go further in the fight against corruption - it is everywhere : 1 - we need more public servants (freshly graduated with a high integrity, properly paid so that they are tempted to take bribes) to control all transactions, everywhere (civil courts, jails,tax, public bids, etc.). The KPK should be reinforced with more top-level controllers. 2 - we should fire and fine and jail all officers, policemen that have been proved guilty of corruption, even for 1000 rp. No regret, no hesitation. In Eastern Europe (I forgot the country), the President has decided to fire all policemen and replace them by new ones... For sure we would get riots here by doing this... 3 - We should recruit young policemen, educate them to the anti-corruption, pay them decently so that they are not tempted to take any bribe. 4 - Have heavy fines (20 years in jail min - without any arrangements) and all public money have to be given back - whatever it takes (even if it means selling his houses and everything inside). 5 - Always have policemen work by pair so that if one is tempted, the other one can help to refuse a bribe. 6 - Have our President make more speeches about this (people need to know that it is a serious issue) and issue more laws to fight corruption. 7 - Make Indonesians understand that corruption means less money for schools, hospitals, infrastructures... that is the reason it has to be fight.

PS : The photographer of Gayus during the Tennis Tournament has done a good job. Congrats! I think that journalists should investigate more on finding new corruption cases... since the government is too weak to struggle against corruption, let the journalists do it instead.

PS : I am a dreamer, I know...


Jakarta. Nine officers, including the head of a police detention center, will be charged with taking bribes from high-profile graft suspect Gayus Tambunan to allow him to leave his cell at will, National Police confirmed yesterday.

“We named them as suspects based on their own testimony,  since Gayus gave all the money in cash, and we are still probing  what this bribe money was spent on,” spokesman Insp. Gen. Iskandar Hasan said.

He said the nine, arrested on Monday, were suspected of having breached the Anti-Corruption Law by accepting  bribes from Gayus.
They also face charges of violating the code of ethics and discipline.

The case came to light after a  man, believed to be wearing a wig and bearing a striking resemblance to Gayus, was photographed at an international tennis tournament in Bali last Friday.

Iskandar said Gayus and his wife, Milana Anggraeni, would also be summoned for questioning and could themselves be declared suspects.

“According to the testimony of the suspects, Gayus has been able to walk out of his cell since July,” the spokesman said.

“How much he has paid is not yet precisely known but it stands at about Rp 50-60 million ($5,600-$6,700) a month for the chief. This does not include the money for the guards, which amounts to Rp 5-6 million each.”

Iskandar said Comr. Iwan Siswanto, who heads the detention facility at Mobile Brigade (Brimob) headquarters in Kelapa Dua, Depok, was the top man behind the scheme and no high-ranking officers were involved.

He would not say if Iwan had also accorded the same privileges to other detainees, including former chief detective Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji and policeman Sr. Comr. Wiliardi Wizar.

National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo told the Jakarta Globe the two men had received special treatment, but did not elaborate.

Susno, a suspect in two graft cases, was the whistle-blower who said Gayus had bribed law enforcers to ensure he got off lightly  in a graft case, while Wiliardi was convicted of murdering a state firm executive .

Meanwhile, Gayus’s wife, Milana, is facing disciplinary action from the Jakarta administration. Civil servant Milana, who works at the city council, had been repeatedly absent from work without permission in the past five months, her superior, Y. Sofyan, said.

The Judicial Mafia Eradication Task Force has also formed a team to investigate the case.

“The team is still gathering facts to find out how this could have happened,” member Mas Ahmad Santoso said.

Gayus has denied he was in Bali last week but has admitted returning home at the weekend for “medical” reasons.

Detainees can leave their cell only in cases of emergency such as for medical treatment, to attend to a critically sick direct family member or a funeral.

Artalyta Suryani, who made headlines earlier this year after it was revealed she was enjoying lavish treatment at a women’s jail in Jakarta, was given leave for a few hours on Monday to see her dying father in Lampung.

He died the next day.

Tangerang Women’s Prison chiefs said two wardens had accompanied her.


Additional reporting by Dofa Fasila, Heru Andriyanto and Nivell Rayda