The Finance Department was finally able to announce the finding of unreported bank accounts of the Supreme Audit Agency's (BPK)or unclassified version in the 2006 Central Government's Financial Statement (LKPP). The number of the unclassifed accounts is 2,396 with Rp2.7 trillion value. The total of unauthorized accounts that have been found since 2004 is 5,591 and are worth Rp20 trillion.

According to the Director General of the Treasury of the Finance Department, Herry Purnomo, the department still needs to ask clarification from 35 ministries or state institutions where the accounts were found. “The team was only given six months to bring order to the unreported accounts,” said Herry at his office, Friday (15/6).

The accounts found in 2006 LKPP comprised demand deposit of 2,141 accounts in general banks that are worth Rp2.5 trillion in the form of time-deposits and 260 accounts worth Rp144,316,88 billion. “Those accounts will be classified as state revenues,” he said.

In addition to arranging the unreported accounts in 2006 LKPP, the team will also ask for clarification of the previous unauthorized accounts totaling 3,195 at 35 ministries or state institutions that are worth Rp17.6 trillion. “Whether there is duplication or they have their own divisions,” he said.

In order to arrange the accounts, Herry said the Finance Minister has issued two Finance Minister Regulations. First, No. 57/PMK.05/2007 dated June 13, 2007 on the Management of the Bank Accounts of the State Ministries/Institutions/Offices/Working Units. The second, No. 58/PMK.05/2007 dated June 13 on the Arrangements of Government Bank Accounts for State Ministries/Institutions. “And she issued a Finance Minister Instruction for the Finance Department to regulate the unreported accounts within three month time,” he said.

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Jakarta Gubernatorial candidate, Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, acknowledged he could not register as gubernatorial candidate because he was not supported by a political party.

“I can't register anymore,” said Sarwono after attending the material review trial of the Regional Governance Decree at the Constitutional Court, today (7/6).

Now he is waiting for the decision of the Constitutional Court which is still in the middle of its Regional Governance Decree judicial review.

“Because I chose the independent lane,” said Sarwono.

The former Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister acknowledged the experts' statement during the Regional Governance Decree judicial review that there should be an opportunity for independent candidates to become regional leaders.

“A non-party lane is in fact needed,” said Sarwono.
He then made an analogy of his candidacy as the Regional Representatives Assembly (DPD) member.

At that time Sarwono did not need to have support from any political party in order to become a DPD member.

“I was elected by the people without going through any political lane,” he said.

The Jakarta Governor Election entered the last day today for the registration of gubernatorial candidates and the deputies at the Regional Election Commission (KPUD) Jakarta.

However, so far there has not been any candidate pairing who have registered at the KPUD.

As already reported, the pair of Sarwono and Jeffry who was previously put forth by the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the National Awakening Party (PKB) have canceled their participation in the Jakarta Governor Election because they did not have 15 percent of the votes of the Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD).
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Former “Rose Team” Commander, Major (retired) Bambang Kristiono, filed a proposal for s judicial review of the Human Rights Court Decree at the Constitutional Court, yesterday (5/6).

Bambang, via his attorney Mahendradatta, asked the Court to correct Article 43 Point 2 of the Decree No. 26/2006.

“Bambang is worried because the articles can lead him being scrutinized again by the ad hoc Human Rights Court,” said Mahendradatta at the Constitutional Court, yesterday.

Bambang is a former Army Infantry Major who was Battalion 42 Commander Group 4 of Special Force Command (Kopassus) and concurrently “Rose Team” commander.

“Rose Team”was the team involved in kidnapping and making activists disappear by force cases of in 1997-1998.

Bambang was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment by the Supreme Military Court in 2000 and was also dismissed from the Army because of the case.

Mahendratta said Article 43 Point 2 of the law states that the ad hoc Human Rights Court was formed based on the House of Representatives' (DPR) suggestion with the President's decision.

The article's explanation states that the ad hoc Human Rights Court was formed after the House deemed there had been a severe human rights violation during a certain event in a certain time and place prior to the Human Rights Decree being effective.

According to him Mahendratta in the activists kidnapping case, the Human Rights National Commission sent a letter to the House on December 27, 2006, and Bambang's name is in the letter.

The letter states that Bambang can be asked for statement as regards activists kidnapping cases.

“The nebis in idem principle may not be valid for our client,” said Mahendratta.

The trial began with preliminary questioning by the panel of judges led by judge H.A.S. Natabaya.

Constitutional judge Natabaya asked the applicant which constitutional right of him that was infringed due to the decree.

He asked the applicant to strengthen the legal standing of the judicial review.

“The constitutional loss suffered by the applicant is not clear,” he said.

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