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KPK summons Golkar politician over Maluku kickback case
Examined: A member of House of Representatives Commission V overseeing infrastructure, Damayanti Wisnu Putranti, is escorted to the Corruption Eradication Commissionâs (KPK) detention facility after undergoing questioning at the antigraft bodyâs headquarters in Jakarta on Jan
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Examined: A member of House of Representatives Commission V overseeing infrastructure, Damayanti Wisnu Putranti, is escorted to the Corruption Eradication Commissionâs (KPK) detention facility after undergoing questioning at the antigraft bodyâs headquarters in Jakarta on Jan. 15. The KPK detained Damayanti and three others over a case of alleged graft relating to a construction project in the Maluku Islands. (Tempo/Dhemas Reviyanto) (KPK) detention facility after undergoing questioning at the antigraft bodyâs headquarters in Jakarta on Jan. 15. The KPK detained Damayanti and three others over a case of alleged graft relating to a construction project in the Maluku Islands. (Tempo/Dhemas Reviyanto)
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span class="inline inline-center">Examined: A member of House of Representatives Commission V overseeing infrastructure, Damayanti Wisnu Putranti, is escorted to the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) detention facility after undergoing questioning at the antigraft body's headquarters in Jakarta on Jan. 15. The KPK detained Damayanti and three others over a case of alleged graft relating to a construction project in the Maluku Islands. (Tempo/Dhemas Reviyanto)
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday summoned Budi Supriyanto, a member of House of Representatives Commission V overseeing infrastructure, as a witness for businessman Abdul Khoir, who has been named a suspect in a graft case relating to an infrastructure project in the Maluku Islands.
"This is Budi's first questioning as a witness for AKH," KPK spokeswoman Yuyuk Andriati told thejakartapost.com in Jakarta on Wednesday, referring to Abdul.
Abdul, the CEO of construction firm PT Windhu Tunggal Utama (WTU), is accused of paying S$404,000 (Rp 3.9 billion) to several parties, including a House member from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Damayanti Wisnu Putranti, to secure a construction project worth billions of rupiah in the Maluku Islands.
After arriving at the KPK headquarters at 8:59 a.m., Budi was questioned about the construction project, which was earmarked for the Public Works and Public Housing Ministry for the 2016 fiscal year.
Initially, the KPK summoned the Golkar Party lawmaker for questioning on Jan. 22 but he failed to show up as he was sick. Prior to that, the antigraft body imposed a travel ban on Budi and Soe Kok Seng, the director of construction firm PT Mas Cahaya Perkasa, who is also allegedly involved in the case.
The KPK banned Budi and Soe Kok Seng as it feared they would take evidence related to the case abroad.
KPK investigators arrested Damayanti on Jan. 13 for allegedly accepting bribes from a businessman. Damayanti is accused of accepting $99,000 in exchange for helping to secure the construction project in the Maluku Islands.
She is the second PDI-P House member to be arrested by the KPK since the party won the legislative elections in 2014. Last year, the antigraft body nabbed PDI-P lawmaker Adriansyah for accepting bribes on the sidelines of the party's congress in Bali. (ebf)(+)
