Police accused of APC procurement markups

The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 10/30/2007 4:43 PM

JAKARTA: Indonesia's police watch group has accused the National Police of marking up the 2001 procurement of armored personnel carriers, saying the police obtained Rp 28 billion (US$307,946) via carrier purchases.

""The price of an armored carrier was set at Rp 5.2 billion in 2001, while the purchase in 2005 of a better type carrier was only set at Rp 3.8 billion,"" Indonesian Police Watch chairman Netta S. Pane said in a press release.

""The Corruption Eradication Commission should therefore probe the alleged corruption during the 2001 procurement.""

National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Sisno Adiwinoto, however, dismissed the allegation, saying Netta was merely seeking popularity.

""We have been monitored by the House of Representatives and audited by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK),"" Sisno told detik.com.

""And the BPK report has so far yet to mention any irregularities (in our financial statement)."" -- JP

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