Eddy Tansil
Eddy Tansil | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1953 Makassar, Indonesia |
| Criminal status | Escaped May 1996 |
| Criminal charge | Embezzlement |
| Penalty | 17 years |
Eddy Tansil or Tan Tjoe Hong or Tan TJU Fuan (born in Makassar, South Sulawesi, 2 February 1953) is an Indonesian businessman of Chinese descent who bribed his way out of Cipinang Prison, Jakarta, on 4 May 1996 while serving a 17-year sentence for embezzling $420 million in loans from Bank Pembangunan Indonesia, which subsequently went bust and was amalgamated into Bank Mandiri.[1][2]
In 1994, Tansil was sentenced to 17 years in prison, fined 30 million rupiah, ordered to pay 500 billion rupiah compensation, and repay state losses of 1.3 trillion rupiah.[3] Tansil's escape in 1996 was facilitated by corrupt prison officials.[4]
An anti-corruption watchdog, Gempita, determined in 1998 that Tansil was conducting business under a corporate license of German beer company Becks in Putian, Fujian, China.[5]
In 2013, Eddy Tansil's presence in China since 2011 was confirmed, and an extradition request was submitted to the Chinese government. In 2015, Tansil was reportedly residing in Macau.[6]
Indonesian news website Tirto.id in July 2019 reported that Tansil had defaulted on a bank loan in China in 2002. He had reportedly borrowed 389.92 million renminbi (then $47 million) from the Bank of China, putting up land assets and two factories in Putian as collateral, but failed to repay the amount and then challenged efforts to confiscate his assets.[7]
Tansil is an uncle of Rudy Kurniawan, who was arrested and sentenced for wine fraud in California in 2012.[8] He is a brother of Hendra Rahardja, a banker whose loans to his own companies and his family's businesses were not repaid, resulting in losses of $264 million, and who died in custody in Australia during proceedings to extradite him to Indonesia.[9] Tansil's sister, Tan Lee Chuan, is married to Paulus Tumewu, the founder of the Indonesia's Ramayana department store chain.[10]
References
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- ^ "Dicari Sejak 1996, Eddy Tansil Pembobol Bank Rp 1,3 T Tak Juga Terlacak". detikcom. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Thomas B. Pepinsky (17 August 2009). Economic Crises and the Breakdown of Authoritarian Regimes: Indonesia and Malaysia in Comparative Perspective. Cambridge University Press. pp. 59–. ISBN 978-0-521-76793-4.
- ^ Earl, Greg (30 December 1998). "Fugitive Indonesian swindler found running China brewery". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Interpol Makau Datang, Soal Eddy Tansil?". tempo.co. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ Sumandoyo, Arbi (20 July 2019). "Eddy Tansil Kabur dari Indonesia lalu Bikin Onar di China". Tirto.id. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Cumming, Ed (11 September 2016). "The great wine fraud". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Hendra Rahardja Meninggal di Australia". Liputan6.com. 27 January 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Atmanto, Irwan Andri (February 2007). "Mendulang Duit Bisnis Retail". Gatra. Retrieved 2 January 2020.