Sudirman Said (JP/Jerry Adiguna)

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said has refused to reveal the name of the politician who used the names of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla in connection with PT Freeport Indonesia'€™s contract extension.

"Today's topic is the Dewie Yasin Limpo case. This isn't a proper forum to mention a name, I will reveal it in the proper forum later," Sudirman said, after being questioned by Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators in Jakarta on Friday.

Sudirman was questioned as a witness relating to lawmaker Dewie Yasin Limpo'€™s graft case. She has been accused of accepting bribes for allegedly facilitating a company's successful tender for a micro-hydro power plant project in Papua.

Previously, Sudirman said that a powerful political figure had tried to "sell" the name of President Jokowi and Vice President Jusuf Kalla. The politician, according to Sudirman, persuaded him to immediately extend the PT Freeport contract that will expire in 2021.

Many called on the minister to immediately reveal the name of the politician to end the controversy. (bbn)

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