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Corruption Eradication
Aulia Pohan to Receive KPK Detainee Jumpsuit
The jumpsuit is a recent addition to KPK's array of corruption fighting instruments.
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VIVAnews – Aulia Tantowi Pohan, along with three other former Bank Indonesia Deputy Governors who were recently arrested for their alleged roles in the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance corruption case, will soon receive new attires, tailored for their current condition as suspects of corruption. The new outfit: “KPK detainee jumpsuit.”

The regulation has been in effect since 1 September 2008. “We will immediately send [the outfit] to the last four suspects,” said head of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Antasari Azhari, at the KPK building, Jakarta, Monday, Dec. 1.

The KPK detainee jumpsuit is a recent addition to KPK's array of corruption fighting instruments. “It's been legalized based on the Deputy of Countermeasure's decree, no B-40/20/XI/2008,” said Antasari.

The idea behind the design is that it would show the identity of the detainee and yet it would be appropriate for a court hearing. "The concept for the detainee jumpsuits are done, we have a model, which would bear their identity [as corruption suspect], but would still be acceptable in court," said the Deputy for Prevention of the KPK, M. Jasin in the KPK building of Jakarta, Monday, Dec. 1.

The Commission's spokesperson, Johan Budi SP, added that the jumpsuits would be blue. The front will bear the suspects’ number while the back would bear the words “Tahanan KPK” ("KPK detainee”). The model will be different for male and female," Johan explained.

According to Jasin, the commission is trying to figure out how to make the attire effective. "They are to be used at least when attending a legal hearing," he explained.

According to Antasari, the use of this special uniform for KPK detainees have been implemented since at least two months ago. “The rest has already [been given the uniform], two months ago. Now, we will immediately send some to the Brimob detention center,” said Antasari.

Aulia Pohan and Maman H. Soemantri are currently being held at Police Mobile Brigade's (Brimob) detention center at Kelapa Dua, Depok, East Java, where several other corruption suspects are being held. Meanwhile Bun Bunan Hutapea and Aslim Tadjudin are currently being held Indonesian Police Headquarters' Criminal Investigation Unit's cell, Jakarta.
At this time KPK detainees are being held at various detention centers, cells and prisons in and around Jakarta. The use of those jumpsuits, Jasin continued, would be more effective when all of the detainees are in one detention center. "If we have our own detention center, then we would have more freedom," he said.

All KPK detainees would be required to wear the jumpsuit. Antasari said that the Commission has already informed all detention centers where KPK detainees are being held, regarding the regulation. “We asked all detention centers to have our detainees wear the detainee uniform,” he said.

Aulia Pohan, who is also President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's in-law, fits the bill to wear this suit, because he is, at this time, facing charges for the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance corruption case. Aulia, along with the three other former Bank Indonesia deputy Governors, were accused of abusing funds of Rp 100 billion (approx. US$8.3million) from the Indonesian Banking Development Foundation.

Their collective arrest on 27 November 2007 marked a climactic moment in the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) corruption case.


VIVAnews writers Arry Anggadha and Yudho Rahardjo contributed to this article
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