Ex-governor faces corruption verdict today

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Tue, 06/30/2009 1:22 PM  |  National

The Corruption Court is scheduled to hand down Tuesday its verdict in the graft of former West Java governor Danny Setiawan and his two subordinates for embezzling billions of rupiah through a project in the province between 2003-2004.

Prosecutors of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have demanded a four-year jail term for embezzlement in a project which allocated Rp 140 billion for purchasing fire engines and ambulances for the province.

KPK accuses that Danny, province secretary in 2003 and West Java governor in 2004, Wahyu Kurnia, division head for appliances and Ijuddin Budhyana, division head for program monitoring, met with several suppliers prior to the project contract being decided, Roni said.

They agreed to ensure PT Istana Sarana Raya owner Hengky Samuel Daud and PT Setia Jaya Mobilindo owner Yusuf Setiawan would win contracts for the project.

They also decided to directly appoint PT Traktor Nusantara, PT Setia Utama Mobilindo and PT Satal Nusantara to partake in the projects, the prosecutor said.

KPK alleges that the defendants arranged what equipment would be purchased for the project based on proposals from the companies. (dre)
    

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