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View all search resultsKPK detains Sutan Bhatoegana
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detained Sutan Bhatoegana, the former head of the House of Representatives Commission VII overseeing energy, in Jakarta on Monday evening after a nine-hour questioning session
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detained Sutan Bhatoegana, the former head of the House of Representatives Commission VII overseeing energy, in Jakarta on Monday evening after a nine-hour questioning session.
Sutan exited the KPK building at 6:50 p.m. wearing the orange vest especially designed for KPK detainees.
'I am following the procedures. Whether I am guilty or not, let's wait for the trial,' Sutan told journalists who had been waiting for him since morning.
Sutan was accused of accepting bribes in return for expediting the deliberation of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry budget for the 2012-2013 period.
He made headlines in January last year when his name was mentioned at the graft trial of former Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKKMigas) head Rudi Rubiandini.
Rudi told the court that Sutan repeatedly asked him for money in exchange for approving the budget for the ministry, which oversees SKKMigas.
In addition, Rudi said Sutan had asked him to pay US$200,000 in bonuses to Commission VII lawmakers in 2013.
Sutan denied the claims, stating that nobody from Commission VII had instructed his staff to demand money from Rudi. (nfo)(++++)
