JAKARTA (Indonesia Today) ??? The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues investigation of Buol Regent bribery case with the summon of Syahrul Yasin Limpo, South Sulawesi Governor, and Muladi, former governor of National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas).
Muladi and Syahrul will be questioned as witnesses for Amran Batalipu, Buol Regent and graft suspect. The anti graft commission, however, yet to reveal the relation between the witnesses and the graft case. They are scheduled for examination at KPK office Monday (Sep 17)
The governor and former Lemhanas governor are not the only high profile names examined in the case. Tempo has previously revealed a document of examination over Amran Batalipu that mentioned about Hendarman Supandji???s involvement in the case. Former Attorney General Hendarman, according to Amran, had been appointed as director at the company owned by Hartati Murdaya. Hendarman is currently head of National Land Agency (BPN).
KPK previously has detained Hartati Murdaya, former Demokrat Party advisor and businesswoman, on the bribery case. Hartati was allegedly bribing Amran Batalipu to secure her PT Hardaya Plantations.
Hartati will be charged with article 5 (1) of Corruption Law. The article regulated 5 years jail time maximum sentence for a person who gives a promise or a gift to a state apparatus related to committing something against his/her authority. (indra@theindonesiatoday.com)