JAKARTA. The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is under pressure to probe deeper into a dubious contract involving state-owned Hotel Indonesia Natour (HIN), Djarum Group and Grand Indonesia, after a former president director claimed two buildings currently standing tall on the Hotel Indonesia complex are illegal.
Former HIN president director Aloysius Moerba Suseto, in response to AGO investigators' questions on Monday, said that Cipta Karya Bumi Indah (CKBI) built BCA Tower and the Kempinski apartments without confirmation from HIN as the land owner.
"He said the two buildings – the office tower and the apartments – were built without permission from HIN. Ever since, HIN has sent letters asking for confirmation but [they have been] left unanswered," AGO junior attorney for special crimes Arminsyah told thejakartapost.com in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Suseto, who served at HIN from 1999 to 2009, was summoned as a witness in the build-operate-transfer (BOT) case between HIN and CKBI — controlled by Djarum Group's Hartono family — which allegedly caused Rp 1.3 trillion (US$96 million) of potential losses to the government.
He was in charge as HIN CEO during the contract signing, before leaving the company in 2009 to join Menara Sarana Nusantara Tbk as an unaffiliated director. Menara Sarana is a telecommunications tower provider controlled by Djarum Group.
Arminsyah said the AGO would follow up on Suseto's information by summoning four more witnesses, namely Jakarta’s regional archive division head Warsidi, Nusa Konstruksi Injinering director Sutiono Teguh, Wastumatra Agung director Brahmono and legal consultant Arie Hutagalung from Arie Hutagalung and Partners.
Nusa Konstruksi Injinering and Wastumatra Agung were the contractors of the two problematic projects. (Anton Hermansyah)
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