Thursday, April 28, 2011

Malinda case continues with arrest of younger sister

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 04/29/2011 9:23 AM | National

Police arrested Fiska, the younger sister of graft suspect Inong Malinda, in a continuation of investigations of the alleged embezzlement of billions of rupiah from Citibank customers' accounts.

Police allege Fiska received money from the suspect .

A source at the National Police who declined to be named confirmed the arrest.

“We arrested [Inong Malinda's] sister on Thursday. Her name is Fiska,” said the source, as quoted by tribunnews.com.

The source did not detail the sum of money allegedly received by Fiska, but hinted that it involved "billions of rupiah. That's from Malinda's testimony."

Fiska, according to the source, would be charged with violating the law on money laundering, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, and fined up to Rp 15 billion.

When asked about Fiska, National Police deputy spokesman Sr. Comr. Boy Rafli Amar said he had not received any information on her arrest.

On Tuesday, police arrested Andhika Gumilang, Malinda's foster child, on similar charges. Different from claim from Malinda's attorney, police have repeatedly mentioned Andhika as Malinda's husband.

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