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View all search resultsMinister suspect, but deals with Newmont, Freeport remain
The government gave assurances on Wednesday that the ongoing contract renegotiations with US miners would not be disrupted by the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) decision to declare Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik a suspect in a number of graft cases
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he government gave assurances on Wednesday that the ongoing contract renegotiations with US miners would not be disrupted by the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) decision to declare Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik a suspect in a number of graft cases.
Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry minerals and coal director general R. Sukhyar said the ongoing contract renegotiation with PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara and the commitment made with PT Freeport Indonesia over its contract amendment would not be disturbed by Jero's status.
"It [Jero's status] will not disrupt the ongoing renegotiation and the commitment that we've already agreed," said Sukhyar.
KPK commissioner Zulkarnaen announced on Wednesday that the agency had raised Jero's legal status from a witness to a suspect.
The KPK has launched a fresh investigation into alleged corruption plaguing a number of state projects worth billions of rupiah at Jero's office.
No suspects have been named in the case so far, but the KPK has already questioned Jero and his wife Triesna Wacik, as well as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's political communications advisor, Daniel Sparingga. (ren)
