KPK, POLICE, PUBLIC PROSECUTORS TO DISCUSS BANK CENTURY CASE

Jakarta, Feb 16 (ANTARA) - Top officials of the Corruption Eradication Commisssion (KPK), police and public prosecutor's office are to meet soon to discuss the handling of the high-profile Bank Century case, a KPK spokesman said.

"The KPK intends to coordinate its investigative actions on the Bank Century case with the police and the public prosecutor's office based on the available data," KPK information officer Johan Budi said here Tuesday.

The three institutions were now drawing up the agenda of a meeting to be held on a date yet to be set, he said.

Each of the three institutions had already obtained a wide variety of data from a number of sources relevant to the investigation into the Bank Century case, Johan noted.

"Based on the available data there is reason to believe criminal offenses were committed in the case such as violations of banking and administrative laws, or acts of corruption," Johan said.

A meeting between the three law-enforcing bodies would very much help improve their mutual comunications and coordination in handling the Bank Century case, he said.

Johan said the KPK would limit its investigation to parts or aspects of the case where corrupt acts were believed to have been committed.

"So, in our discussions with the two other institutions, we will sort out which things will be tackled by KPK and which by the two other bodies," he said.

The KPK began its investigation into the Bank Century case a few weeks ago and has in the process already questioned a number of officials from Bank Indonesia (BI), the Deposit Insurance Institute (LPS) and the Capital Market and Financial Institions Supervisory Board (Bapepam-LK).

Months earlier, the police and public prosecutor's office had taken action against Bank Century owner Robert Tantular and, as a result, a court of law sentenced him to a four-year prison term. But the police and public prosecutor's office have yet to look into the controversial process whereby the troubled bank obtained bailout funds totaling Rp6.7 trillion.