Attorney General’s agenda of examining Kemeterian Secretary General for Foreign Affairs, Imron Cotan. He will review cases of alleged corruption related to travel diplomats.
“According to the list of yes [scheduled to be checked]” said the Attorney General’s Director of Investigation at the Young Attorney Special Crime, Arminsyah in the VIVAnews short messages, Thursday, March 11, 2010.
As known, this Imron Cotan name is mentioned in the testimony made by one of the suspects, Ade Sudirman. Imron is receiving money. He allegedly received USD 2.35 billion along with former ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs called HNW received Rp 1 billion.
Ade is also a former Head of Sub-Administration and Payment of Travel Agency claimed the money was given on the orders of his superior, Chief of Finance Bureau Kemenlu Ade Wismar Wijaya.
However, this testimony was rejected by Ade Wismar through the power of the ruling, Edi Dwi Martono. According to him, the flow of funds to the former Foreign Minister and former Secretary General of Kemenlu it never happens. Testimony that, he said, was merely Sudirman Ade statement stating that the money was distributed.
Meanwhile, Jampidsus, Marwan Effendy said Ade Sudirman’s testimony can not be used as evidence. Since a statement can not be used as evidence. However, he said it would consider that testimony as information. Marwan also promised to expand the investigation of this case to officials and former high Kemenlu officials.
Cases of alleged corruption in the ticket kemenlu diplomats suspected of harming the state billions of dollars of money. In Fiscal Year 2008/2009 alone, estimated state losses of Rp. 20 billion. And mark up his own practice had been going on in the year 2006.
While in the examination by the Attorney General on this case, found a mark-up plane ticket prices for the placement and pick-up of diplomats.
Attorney says investigators have marked up the ticket prices almost 80 percent of alinya price. According to investigation results, the implementation of mark-up is done by the travel trip in cooperation with the Bureau of Finance Kemenlu elements. (more…)