Indonesia imposes travel ban on Trump's
business partner
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[June 28, 2017]
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian
authorities have imposed a travel ban on tycoon and politician Hary
Tanoesoedibjo, who is building resorts to be managed by Trump hotels,
over an investigation into allegations he threatened a prosecutor via a
text message.
Tanoesoedibjo has been given a 20-day overseas travel ban starting on
June 22 based on a request by Indonesian police's criminal investigation
unit Agung Sampurno, a spokesman at the immigration directorate said on
Wednesday.
The Indonesian billionaire "is under investigation related to a
violation of the information and electronic transactions law," Sampurno
said.
Tanoesoedibjo, whose MNC Group controls businesses ranging from media to
property, has been named a suspect for allegedly sending a threatening
message to a prosecutor investigating a case involving Mobile 8, a
telecommunications company previously owned by MNC Group.
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Tanoesoedibjo's lawyer could not be reached on Wednesday but in an
earlier statement dismissed the allegations. "The content of Hary
Tanoesoedibjo's SMS is general and idealistic and does not threaten
anyone," his lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea said.
Part of Tanoesoedibjo's text message read: "If I am the leader of this
country, then that's where Indonesia will be changed and cleared of
things that are not as they should be," according to the statement from
the lawyer.
Tanoesoedijo has also denied the allegations in media reports. Breaching
the law can carry a maximum jail term of four years and a maximum fine
of 750 million rupiah ($56,000)
The tycoon, who in the 2014 election ran as a candidate for vice
president, founded his own a political party in 2015 and said in January
he would decide before the end of next year whether to run in the 2019
presidential election.
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CEO of MNC Group Hary Tanoesoedibjo arrives at his office in Jakarta
May 25, 2012. REUTERS/Beawiharta/File Photo
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He described U.S. President Donald Trump's victory as inspiring for
candidates with little political experience and attended Trump's
innauguration in Washington in January.
His company is currently building two luxury resorts in the island
of Bali and in West Java, which would be managed by Trump Hotel
Collection.
In an interview with Reuters ahead of Trump's inauguration,
Tanoesoedibjo dismissed concerns by ethics officials that Trump's
overseas business deals might be vulnerable to conflicts of
interest.
Tanoesoedibjo also said in February that while his relationship with
the U.S. president has been focused on business he could help ties
between the nations "if needed".
Several leaders in Muslim-majority Indonesia have expressed concerns
over Trump's tough immigration stance.
($1 = 13,325 rupiah)
(Reporting by Fransiska Nangoy and Cindy Silviana; Editing by Ed
Davies and Michael Perry)
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