"Bank Indonesia, meanwhile, I think, will coordinate with the banks` compliance directors or their internal units to deal with it. Today, we will ask for its follow-up," Agus Martowardojo said.
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s central bank governor Agus Martowardojo has said he would review the charges of alleged bribery of three state-owned bank officials by US company Diebold Inc.

"We will ask bank supervisors to coordinate with the banks concerned with regard to collecting information so that we will learn about the real problem," he said on the sidelines of "Seminar Outlook 2014" here on Thursday.

He added that following an official report from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about the alleged bribery case, the banks concerned must offer an explanation to the public about the charges.

"Bank Indonesia, meanwhile, I think, will coordinate with the banks` compliance directors or their internal units to deal with it. Today, we will ask for its follow-up," he said.

He added that Bank Indonesia has not yet planned to call for a meeting with the three state-owned banks, because it believes the case could still be handled through their supervisory systems, since such cases could happen in any bank.

"We continue to have no prejudice, but we want an explanation so that we can respond to it," he said.

Agus noted that he would continue to investigate the case to learn whether bank officials had received bribes from the US automatic teller machine producer.

"We must see who they really are. So, I think, an investigation must be done by the banks that have been named and their independent institutions, namely auditing units or directors of compliance," he said.

With regard to his position as the president director of Bank Mandiri from 2005-2010, during which the alleged bribery occurred, Agus said he believed the procurement system then had worked well to minimize irregularities.

"I think the system ran well, but in this case a detailed background of the transaction must also be studied," he said.(*)

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