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KPK ready to probe markups in city's 2015 budget
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will follow up if Jakarta Governor Basuki âAhokâ Tjahaja Purnama reports alleged markups in the cityâs 2015 budget
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will follow up if Jakarta Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama reports alleged markups in the city's 2015 budget.
Acting KPK deputy chairman Johan Budi said the commission was open if the governor reported the alleged markups in the city budget endorsed by the City Council last month.
'Pak Ahok is welcome if he wants to report to the KPK. We will follow up,' he said in Jakarta on Friday.
He said, however, that the KPK would firstly learn more about the report to identify any crimes causing losses to the state.
Ahok said on Thursday that he declined to use the budget, which was endorsed by the City Council on Jan. 27, 2015, after he discovered the inclusion of invisible programs worth Rp 12.1 trillion (US$968 million).
He said the invisible programs were inserted by a deputy chairman of the City Council after the budget was endorsed in a plenary session and financing was arranged by cutting 10 to 15 percent of priority programs.
'I will ask the Attorney General, the police and the KPK to investigate the game played by the City Council in the city's budget,' he said as quoted by kompas.com.
He cited for instance the procurement of uninterruptable power supply (UPS) devices worth Rp 139 billion for 55 schools in the city. The council allocated Rp 6 billion per unit while on the market, one unit costs only Rp 163 million. (rms)(+++)
