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KPK questions former House member Jafar in e-KTP graft case
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Under investigation: The Home Ministry’s former director general for population and civil registration Irman on his way to being interrogated by the Corruption Eradication Commission in Jakarta on Nov. 8, over alleged corruption surrounding the procurement of electronic identification cards (e-KTP). (Antara/Wahyu Putro A)
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nvestigators at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have summoned former House of Representatives member Jafar Hafsah for the second time within a week as a witness of alleged irregularities in an electronic identification card (e-KTP) procurement project.
"Jafar Hafsah, a former [House] member, is being questioned as a witness [in the case implicating] suspect Sugiharto," KPK spokesperson Yuyuk Andriati Iskak said on Monday.
Last Thursday, the former House faction leader of the Democratic Party was also summoned by KPK investigators, however he did not attend the scheduled questioning.
The antigraft body has so far named two suspects, the Home Ministry’s former director general for population and civil registration Irman, and Sugiharto, a former managing director of population administrative information at the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration.
KPK chairman Agus Rahardjo, however, has repeatedly said there could be other suspects in the case, as the estimated state losses are purportedly immense, reaching Rp 2.3 trillion (US$175 million) in the Rp 6 trillion-worth project launched in 2010.
Previously, former Democratic Party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin, a witness in the case, has alleged that Jafar is among the people involved.
The KPK has summoned some high-ranking officials as witnesses, including former finance minister Agus Martowardojo, who currently serves as Bank Indonesia (BI) governor, and Chairuman Harahap, a former chairman of House Commission II overseeing home affairs. (fac/dmr)
