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KPK submits Fahd case file to prosecutors
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Suspected again: Graft defendant Fahd El Fouz attends his trial in a graft case related to the regional infrastructure development acceleration fund for Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam at the Jakarta Corruption Court, in this April 28 file photo. (Kompas/Lucky Pransiska)
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nvestigators of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have completed their probe into the graft case involving Golkar Party politician Fahd El Fouz and have sent his case file to prosecutors.
“The investigators have handed over all reports, evidence and the suspect to prosecutors. Prosecutors will draft their indictment before registering the case with the Jakarta Corruption Court,” KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah told reporters on Thursday.
Fahd stands accused of corruption in connection with the 2011-2012 Religious Affairs Ministry project to procure Qurans as well as computer laboratories for Islamic senior high schools.
Fahd is the third suspect to be named in the case, which was initially investigated in 2012. He is suspected of embezzling Rp 3.4 billion from the two projects, which are worth a total Rp 14.8 billion (US$1.11 million).
Fahd’s lawyer Robby Anugerah Marpaung told reporters they would open investigation records and evidence during the trial process, including those implicating former Religious Affairs deputy minister Nasaruddin Umar and former House of Representatives deputy speaker Priyo Budi Santoso.
This is the second graft case implicating Fahd. In 2012, he was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for bribing a lawmaker to obtain regional development funding. (kuk/ary)
