You pay peanut, You get monkey.

What a pity. WHile the goverment goes deep to curb the corruption, the corruption is going high, both in quantitative and qualitative measures. how come? No single answer but..the very unhuman salary for today's crazy world. Are you agree with me? Who cares.

Best,

ES

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Prosecutor held for alleged bribery
http://thejakartapost.com/news/2008/03/03/prosecutor-held-alleged-bribery.html

The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Tue, 03/04/2008 1:32 AM Headlines

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) placed Urip Tri Gunawan in detention on Monday as part of a bribery investigation targeting the state prosecutor.
The graft body also detained Artalita "Astuti" Suryani, the woman that investigators alleged gave Urip US$660,000 in cash.
Both Urip and the woman have been named suspects in the case, the second criminal case to involve a state prosecutor since South Jakarta prosecutors Burdju Roni and Cecep Sunarto were each sentenced to 20 months in jail in February last year for extortion.
The arrest comes as the KPK investigates the alleged misappropriation of Rp 100 billion in Bank Indonesia funds, in a case involving current and former bank officials and House of Representatives members.
KPK spokesman Johan Budi said investigators were seeking possible connections between Astuti and Gadjah Tunggal Group owner Sjamsul Nursalim, whose graft case involving Bank Indonesia liquidity funds was dropped by the Attorney General's Office.
Urip led the team of prosecutors handling Nursalim's Rp 28.4 trillion case.
"Urip denied during questioning the money (received from Artalita) was a bribe, insisting that it came from his gemstone business," Johan said. "All we found was the money, no gemstones."
The KPK have also questioned two men, who Johan refused to identify, as witnesses in the case.
Investigators from the graft body detained Urip at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday as he left a house in the South Jakarta housing complex of Simprug. The home, which is believed to belong to Astuti, was later searched at around 11 p.m.
Johan said the KPK immediately informed the Attorney General's Office of Urip's detention.
"We will develop the investigation by questioning other prosecutors who are also suspected of accepting bribes," he said.
In response to the arrest, Attorney General Hendarman Supandji said he had ordered Deputy Attorney General M.S. Rahardjo to check the possible involvement of other prosecutors in the bribery case.
"We'll find out how far this case goes, and see whether there are any other prosecutors involved. All of the names that Urip mentioned earlier will be on our list," Hendarman said during a press conference.
Hendarman said despite the bribery allegations, his office would not reopen the graft case involving Nursalim, provided that no new evidence was found.
"If we find new evidence, we'll reopen the case," he said.
In response to the arrest, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed deep concern, while pointing to the detention as a success for his anti-corruption campaign.
"The President is concerned, but on the other hand it shows that under his administration nobody is above the law," presidential spokesman Andi Mallarangeng said as quoted by Antara news agency. (ewd/dia)
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Attorney's arrest a blow for Hendarman
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The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Tue, 03/04/2008 1:31 AM Headlines

Attorney General Hendarman Supandji came close to breaking down at news one of his prosecutors handling corruption cases was charged by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) with allegedly accepting bribes.
In emotional tones, Hendarman said he had never imagined any government prosecutors would be involved in bribery.
Hendarman was trying to hold back tears as he told the press of his shock and regret.
"I feel like I have been betrayed by my own subordinate. What he did really hurt our institution," he said, his voice shaking.
Prosecutor Urip Tri Gunawan was arrested by the KPK on Sunday for allegedly accepting US$600,000 cash from Artalita Suryani.
Hendarman said his 35 prosecutors handling the Bank Indonesia liquidity support (BLBI) graft scandal had good track records.
"There's no forgiveness ... for anyone involved (in this case)," he said.
According to Hendarman, Urip violated his authority as a prosecutor by benefiting from the decision by the Attorney General's Office to close the investigation of the BLBI graft case.
"I reported this case to President SBY (Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono) this morning," he said.
Yudhoyono appointed Hendarman as attorney general because of his good reputation in handling graft cases. In May 2005, Hendarman led the special anti-graft team that uncovered a case involving former Bank Mandiri president director ECW Neloe.
Hendarman's team also uncovered corruption in the management of the haj pilgrimage during 2001-2005, involving former religious affairs minister Said Agil Husein al-Munawar.
Although Urip claimed the money he received was payment for gemstones, Hendarman insisted that a prosecutor is not allowed to run a business.
"Running a business is against the code of ethics of prosecutors," he said. (dia)