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Police investigate alleged graft related to Sylviana Murni
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The façade of Al Fauz Mosque located within the Central Jakarta municipal office complex is seen on Jan. 11, 2016. (Tribunnews.com/Irwan Rismawan)
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he National Police say they will continue to seek evidence in a preliminary investigation on alleged corruption related to the construction of a mosque worth Rp 27 billion (US$2.07 million), involving former Central Jakarta mayor Sylviana Murni, who is currently running as a Jakarta deputy gubernatorial candidate.
The police are currently investigating Al Fauz Mosque in the Central Jakarta mayoralty office complex, National Police Spokesman Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar has confirmed.
“[The investigators] want to know about the construction process, especially whether the development was normal and was in accordance with the law,” Boy told reporters on Tuesday.
During the investigation, investigators from the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) reportedly tore down walls at the mosque, which was inaugurated in January 2011 during Sylviana’s term as mayor, and found that some sections which should have been filled with cement were hollow.
Boy reiterated that the police had not yet planned to question Sylviana — the running mate of gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono — about the alleged corruption.
The corruption allegations surfaced after the police's anticorruption directorate issued official letters to investigate the development of Al Fauz Mosque in late 2016.
The police have questioned 20 people involved in the mosque construction, including the current Jakarta administration secretary Saefullah, who was appointed to replace Sylviana as Central Jakarta mayor in November 2010.
Sylviana has repeatedly declined to comment on the matter.
