---------------------------------------------------------- The US government makes available 55.000 GREEN CARDS (permanent residence visa) in a random lottery. Visit http://www.us-immigration.org for details on how to play the GREEN CARD LOTTERY -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 Indonesia Daily News Online http://www.indo-news.com/ Free Email @KotakPos.com visit: http://my.kotakpos.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Antara, 25 Agustus 2000 ARMY CHIEF PARRIES COUNTERFEIT-MONEY ALLEGATIONS Jakarta, Aug 25 (ANTARA) - Army Chief-of-Staff Gen Tyasno Sudarto said here Thursday reports circulating in society that the Indonesian Army, he himself in particular, was involved in money counterfeiting activity were "nothing but slander." The reports were based on the alleged confessions of Ismail Putra, a self-styled army major, being tried by the Central Jakarta Court of Justice in a forged bank-notes case. Ismail recently alleged in the court he was a member of the Army`s intelligence branch and in this capacity had been assigned to help distribute counterfeit bills. He claimed Tyasno Sudarto was behind an Army-supported money counterfeiting ring to raise money to finance its intelligence operations in East Timor. "These allegations are nothing but slander designed to cause the downfall of the Army chief as well as the Army," Tyasno said. "I am not a traitor of the state and the Army. But I don`t want to be affected by this conspiracy." Tyasno said an Army investigation of Ismail`s claim that he was an army major working in its intelligence branch had established that Ismail was nowhere registered as an armyman. The Army chief said the Army`s commitment was clear enough. It was to restore its image in the eyes of the people through discipline, professionalism, solidarity, morality and a high degree of esprit de corps. He said the police should have rechecked the statements made by Ismail Putra. Each statement made by the defendant should have been rechecked in order to get at the truth, especially as Ismail had referred to nobody less than the chief of staff of the Indonesian Army, he said. "This is a conspiracy directed at me and the Army. But we must remain cool-headed in facing this. I am confident that the truth will prevail in the end," he said. The Army chief also appealed to all officers and men in the force not to be influenced by the conspiratory acts. (T.PTU01/PTU07/RSI-03/23:00/IAJM-23:53/c/fn01/00:05) 2508000010 NNNN ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 28 Aug 2000 jam 08:05:02 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
