KPK to grill three legislators over BI graft case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will question three legislators from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on Tuesday as it widens its investigation into alleged bribery to elect a Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor in 2004.

The anticorruption body is scheduled to question Rusman Lumban Toruan, William Tutuarima and Sutanto Pranoto.

Earlier this year, the KPK named four suspects in the bribery case centered on Miranda Goeltom’s 2004 election as BI senior deputy governor.

The four suspects include then legislators Udju Djuhaeri, Hamka Yandhu from the Golkar Party, Dudhie Makmun Murod from the PDI-P and Endin A.J. Soefihara from the United Development Party (PPP).

The case came to light last year after former PDI-P legislator Agus Tjondro Prayitno confessed to the KPK and the Corruption Court that he had received Rp 500 million (US$50,000) in traveler’s checks a few days after the House of Representatives approved Miranda’s appointment as BI senior deputy governor.

The KPK says more suspects may be involved in the case and additional information may be uncovered after further investigation. (dre)