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KPK to explain e-ID flow of funds to political parties
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Under investigation -- Former Home Ministry director general for population and civil registration Irman (center) prepares to be questioned at the Corruption Eradication Commission in Jakarta on Nov. 8 in connection with alleged corruption in the procurement of e-ID cards. (Antara/Wahyu Putro A)
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has said it is ready to explain the flow of funds from the e-ID card project to political parties in court hearings.
“A part in the indictment states that one of witnesses conveyed to defendants that around Rp 500 billion [US$37.42 million] would be allocated to several political parties and certain figures,” KPK spokesperson Febri Diansyah said as quoted by Antara on Monday.
The fund allocations would be further explained during court proceedings to see how far the plan was realized, he said.
“If the plan was realized, we would of course see who received funds. Were they received by institutions or certain persons in those institutions?” said Febri.
The two matters must be separated because corporate crime involves a lot more detail, he added. “If this case involved political parties we must consider the 2008 Political Parties Law on one side and the 2011 Corruption Law on the other,” said Febri.
On Friday, the KPK spokesman said the commission would present eight witnesses at the second hearing of the graft case in the e-ID card procurement project for the 2011 and 2012 budget years.
Febri said questioning of witnesses would be conducted within 90 days. “In total, we will present 133 witnesses for the trial.”
The KPK has named two suspects in the case: former Home Ministry director general for population and civil registration Irman and the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration's former managing director of population and administrative information, Sugiharto. (dis/ebf)
