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Sylviana obeys police summons
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Jakarta deputy governor candidate Sylviana Murni (left) and her running mate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (right) explain their program during the second official debate in Jakarta on Jan. 27. (The Jakarta Post/Donny Fernando)
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ormer Central Jakarta mayor Sylviana Murni appeared at the corruption directorate of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) on Monday to obey the summons to an interrogation over a graft case related to the construction of the Al Fauz Mosque.
The police said the candidate for the deputy Jakarta governor position was summoned as a witness over alleged corruption in the building of the mosque located by the Central Jakarta mayor's office.
Sylvi arrived for her first questioning in the case at about 9 a.m. wearing a white shirt, blue blazer and headscarf, kompas.com reported. Sylvi entered the Indonesian Ombudsman building, where Bareskrim’s corruption directorate is temporarily located, with a tight escort of three guards. Tension rose when the guards attempted to cut off journalists who tried to interview and take pictures of the candidate.
Sylvi kept her head bent over as she entered the police office.
(Read also: Police to question Sylviana as witness in alleged mosque graft case)
The Al Fauz Mosque was built during 2010 and 2011, when Sylvi served as a Central Jakarta's mayor. The two-story mosque worth Rp 27 billion (US$2.02 million) was built using the 2010 city budget. In 2011, the mosque construction project got an additional allocation of Rp 5.6 billion.
It was revealed in a financial audit conducted by the Supreme Audit Agency that excess funds amounting to Rp 108 million were allocated for the development of the mosque in 2011. Bareskrim chief Comr. Gen. Ari Dono Sukmanto said it was suspected the state suffered losses because of a change in building specifications from the project’s contract document and the construction process. (ebf)
