JAKARTA (Jakarta Post): After years of legal and diplomatic efforts, Indonesia has managed to recover US$3 million worth of stolen assets hidden in Australia, and is in the process of taking back some $18 million from Switzerland and $100 million from Britain, officials have said.
According to data from the Justice and Human Rights Ministry, Indonesia has been trying to recover millions of dollars siphoned away by the late owner of the BHS Bank, Hendra Rahardja and the former president director of Bank Surya, Adrian Kiki Aryawan, to Australia since 2003.
Justice and Human Rights Ministry director of international law Prijatni Sawadi said here Monday during a workshop on the UN Convention Against Corruption that Indonesia was now working withAustralia, Switzerland and Hong Kong to bring home more stolen money.
"We continue to cooperate with the countries to bring back our money," she said.
Australian Embassy spokesman Fiona Hoggart declined to comment on the case specifically, but confirmed that both governments have been working together in recovering the assets.
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