KPK leaders answer police summons

Facing the music: Deputy chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chandra M Hamzah arrives at National Police Headquarters in Jakarta on Friday. Antara/Widodo S Jusuf

The four deputy chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrived at the National Police headquarters on Friday morning to answer a police summons in connection with their alleged involvement at a case of corruption at the very department charged with stopping it.

KPK deputy chairmen Bibit Samad Rianto, Chandra M Hamzah, M Jasin and Haryono Umar arrived at Police headquarters in South Jakarta at 9:30 a.m. accompanied by KPK spokesman Johan Budi.

“We are here as witnesses, we will speak to you later,” Chandra told the press.

The four were fingered in testimony given to police by Antasari Azhar, who is on trial for his role in an unrelated murder.