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Police question Ahok over W. Jakarta land dispute
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Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama at his office at City Hall in Jakarta. (kompas.com/Kurnia Sari Aziza)
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he National Police's Criminal Investigation Division (Bareskrim) on Thursday questioned Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in relation to a scandal surrounding procurement of land in West Cengkareng, West Jakarta.
After the interrogation, the governor revealed that police investigators had asked him about several points, including the names of officials who might be involved in the case, the land acquisition process and the city administration’s view of the land's status.
Speaking to journalists after the questioning, he refused to explain the details of the investigation, instead telling assembled journalists to ask the investigators.
The Jakarta administration had reported the case to the police and to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) because Ahok believed that documents had been forged for the land, which was to be used to build low-cost rental apartments (rusunawa).
It was reported previously that the Jakarta Housing and Government Buildings Agency bought a plot of land, later reported to in fact belong to the Jakarta Fisheries, Agriculture and Food Security Agency, from Toeti Noezlar Soekarno, a woman who claimed to own the land.
Toeti had previously obtained a land ownership certificate from the National Land Agency (BPN).
A report from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) shows that the housing agency paid Toeti Rp 668 billion (US$51.16 million) for the land; the latter has separately sued the agency for its failure to disburse a portion of the payment amounting to Rp 200 billion. (bbn)
