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Greater Jakarta: Police probe materials in mosque case
The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) has delved into the building materials of Al Fauz Mosque at the Central Jakarta municipal office complex
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he National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) has delved into the building materials of Al Fauz Mosque at the Central Jakarta municipal office complex.
The assessment is part of a preliminary investigation into alleged corruption surrounding the construction of the Rp 27 billion (US$2.07 million) mosque.
Investigators tore down some of the mosque’s walls and found that parts which should have been filled with cement were hollow.
“We want to examine the construction process, especially whether the construction was proper and in accordance with the law,” National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar told journalists on Tuesday.
Sylviana Murni, a Jakarta deputy gubernatorial candidate who was Central Jakarta mayor when the construction began in 2010, could be implicated in the case.
Boy reiterated that the police had not yet planned to question Sylviana, who is the running mate of Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, son of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
The police have questioned 20 people in the case, including city secretary Saefullah, who was appointed to replace Sylviana as Central Jakarta mayor in November 2010.
Sylviana has repeatedly declined to comment on the matter.
