The National Police announced on Tuesday that they would take legal steps against anyone suspected of interfering in a police investigation into alleged graft at state-owned port operator Pelindo II
he National Police announced on Tuesday that they would take legal steps against anyone suspected of interfering in a police investigation into alleged graft at state-owned port operator Pelindo II.
Deputy head of the police's special economic crimes directorate, Sr. Comr. Agung Setya, explained that the police hoped the investigation would continue unhindered but said they were also aware there may be interference from several stakeholders.
'We hope that the investigation into Pelindo II will continue smoothly without any obstacles so that the law can be upheld. It must be explained that everyone must be aware of Article 21 of the Corruption Law, which states that those who get in the way of a corruption investigation can be legally processed,' he said at the National Police headquarters in South Jakarta.
On Monday, the police brought in Pelindo II's president director Richard Joost Lino for questioning as a witness in relation to his possible role in the procurement of fixed crane-type loading and unloading equipment at the country's biggest port, Tanjung Priok in North Jakarta.
Despite a 10-hour long interrogation, Lino is to be summoned for questioning as a witness again next week.
Currently, the police have only named one suspect, Pelindo II operations and technical director Ferialdy Nurlan, who was thought to have taken part in the procurement of 10 cranes in 2013 which allegedly led to state losses of billions of rupiah.
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