he business partner of Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno, Andreas Tjahjadi, who together with Sandiaga had been reported to local authorities on land embezzlement allegations, was detained by the Jakarta Police on Thursday.
Jakarta Police Spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono said Andreas was detained so he would not escape, hide evidence or repeat the alleged misconduct.
“We'll detain him starting from today and over the next 20 days,” Argo said on Thursday according to kompas.com.
Sandiaga and Andreas were denounced by Edward S. Soeryadjaya during the gubernatorial campaign season in March for allegedly misappropriating funds in the sale of a piece of land in Curug, South Tangerang, in 2012.
Sandiaga had previously denied the allegations, saying the case had been fabricated for political gain.
The police named Andreas a suspect in early October.
Meanwhile, the police said earlier they had yet to find Sandiaga’s involvement in the alleged embezzlement. (cal)
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