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JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned a top official at the Social Affairs Ministry on Tuesday as a witness for former minister Bachtiar Chamsyah, a suspect in a multimillion dollar corruption case
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AKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned a top official at the Social Affairs Ministry on Tuesday as a witness for former minister Bachtiar Chamsyah, a suspect in a multimillion dollar corruption case.
The ministry's secretary-general, Ghazali Situmorang, underwent questioning over possible graft in the ministry's purchase of sewing machines, cattle and sarongs during Bachtiar's term.
Ghazali said he was summoned by the KPK to turn in documents relating to the case.
"I handed over several documents *relating to* the direct appointment," he added.
The KPK alleged Bachtiar directly appointed a company to procure 6,000 sewing machines in 2004 to assist home industries in the country.
That same year, the ministry also appointed a company to import 2,800 cows from Australia. The KPK suspected only 1,900 cows were shipped. He also allegedly inflated the price of the goods.
Based on the KPK's preliminary estimation, the sewing machine procurement cost the state Rp 24 billion (US$2.6 million) while the cattle imports cost a further Rp 3.6 billion.
