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KPK summons Gerindra legislator in Cimahi case
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Suspended Cimahi mayor and graft suspect Atty Suharti walks after undergoing questioning by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Jan. 30. (Antara/Rosa Panggabean)
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned a member of House of Representatives Commission IV, Budi Heryadi, on Monday, in connection to a graft case involving the New Atas Market project in Cimahi, West Java.
Budi, from the Gerindra Party faction, was summoned as a witness for suspect Atty Suharty, kompas.com reported. Atty has been named a suspect in the case in her capacity as then Cimahi mayor. She ran for reelection in the Cimahi mayoral election on Feb. 15.
KPK will question other witnesses, namely Dairul; Samiran, alias Samin; and Mohd Ikhsan Fasuri.
Atty's husband, M. Itoc Tochija, who was Cimahi mayor for two terms before Atty, has also been implicated in the case.
(Read also: Rampant corruption in villages caused by incompetence: ICW)
The KPK said Atty and Itoc had allegedly been promised Rp 6 billion (US$450,000) by businessmen Triswara Dhanu Brata and Hendriza Soleh Gunardi in illicit kickbacks.
The Rp 57 billion project is scheduled to commence this year. (rdi/bbs)
