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National scene: KPK to question Lino on Friday
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Tuesday that it had issued a second summons for former state-owned seaport operator Pelindo II president director Richard Joost Lino
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Tuesday that it had issued a second summons for former state-owned seaport operator Pelindo II president director Richard Joost Lino.
Fearing that he would be locked up after being questioned in relation to a graft case last Friday, Lino declined to honor KPK's first summons, claiming that he was having heart problems.
KPK spokesman Priharsa Nugraha said the second summons ordered Lino to show up at the KPK office on Friday.
'The questioning will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday,' Priharsa said on Tuesday.
Contacted separately, Lino's lawyer, Maqdir Ismail, said Lino had yet to fully recover from his illness, but he was planning to obey the summons.
'He will show up. He is still weak and needs total rest to fully recover,' Maqdir said.
The KPK has accused Lino of violating Law No. 31/1999, Article 2, Paragraph 1 and Article 3 on corruption when he directly appointed a Chinese company to supply three container cranes in 2010 worth US$20 million for three ports in Palembang, South Sumatra; Pontianak, West Kalimantan and Lampung.
A 2011 audit by the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP), a copy of which was obtained by The Jakarta Post, indicated foul play in the procurement.
