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Democratic Party 'not worried' about Sylviana’s questioning in alleged graft
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Sylviana Murni (right), the running mate of Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (left), explains their vision in the second candidate debate on Jan. 27 before the 2017 Jakarta election next month. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A.)
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backer of the Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono-Sylviana Murni pair in the Jakarta election, the Democratic Party, said on Monday it was not worried about the questioning of Sylviana, who has been implicated in a corruption case.
The party said it would not affect the pair’s electability, saying that Jakarta voters were smart.
Sylviana is being questioned by the National Police in relation to at least two corruption cases: the construction of Al Fauz Mosque in Central Jakarta and a social aid program conducted by the city administration in 2014 and 2015.
(Read also: Sylviana obeys police summons)
The former Central Jakarta mayor has been question at least twice, with the most recent session held on Monday.
“We are not worried about any legal process our candidate is facing, because people are smart,” party chairman Didik Mukrianto said at the House of Representatives building as quoted by kompas.com.
He expected the police to remain neutral and be accountable in handling the cases. “We want to warn that the police should be neutral because the law stipulates that the force should not meddle in political affairs,” Didik said.
Party chief patron Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called Sylviana’s cases “trumped up charges” and his son Agus said they were a victim of “false allegations fabricated by those abusing their power.” (saf)
