Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Two high-ranking police officials implicated in the Gayus Tambunan case, Brig. Gen. Edmond Ilyas, the former director of the National Police economic crimes unit, and his successor, Brig. Gen. Radja Erizman, could breathe a sigh of relief on Wednesday as the investigator failed to establish their criminal involvement.

"There is no indication that they have committed a crime. What they did is only negligence as they havenfailed to monitor their subordinate's handling of the Gayus case. For this mistake they have already been moved from their posts," National Police chief of detectives Comr. Gen. Ito Sumardi told journalists.

Ito stated that the police did not have to wait for the trial of Comr. Arafat Enanie. "No. Its clear enough for us that there is no proof that either of them committed the crime," Ito said.

Arafat, a mid-ranking police officer on trial at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday for taking bribes said the charges against him represented a small part of an entrenched system of corruption that permeated through the police and tax offices.

The trial stemmed from the police's handling of suspicious bank accounts worth Rp 28 billion ($3.1 million) belonging to former tax official Gayus Tambunan.

The indictment against Arafat says that when Gayus, through his lawyer, sought advice from Arafat on how to retrieve his money from the suspicious account, the officer told him to claim that the money had come from a private business.

Arafat and fellow officer Sri Sumartini, who also named as suspect, later interrogated Andi at Hotel Kartika Chandra on Sept. 27, according to the indictment. Also present at the hotel were Gayus and his lawyers.

According to the indictment, Gayus gave his lawyer $100,000 to forward to Arafat's superiors, Chief Comr. Pambudi Pamungkas and Brig. Gen. Edmon Ilyas.

Pambudi and Edmon refused to receive the money from Gayus. On other occasions, Gayus gave Arafat $6,000, Sri Sumartini $500,000 and Adj. Comr. Mardiyani $500,000, the indictment states.

Arafat has expressed concern that, despite the other names being mentioned in the indictment, he and Sri Sumartini were the only members of the National Police to be named suspects for the controversial handling of the Gayus case.

Meanwhile an independent police team headed by Insp. Gen. Mathius Salempang, responsible for investigating the Gayus case, was officially dismissed on Tuesday having completed their duties.