JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) had Thursday (Jan 16) raided the offices of several lawmakers from President SBY’s Democratic Party and Aburizal Bakrie’s Golkar Party at the House of Representatives (DPR) related to further investigation into bribery scandals at the powerful Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Body (SKK Migas).

KPK’s Spokesperson Johan Budi Sapto Prabowo confirmed that KPK had raided offices Sutan Bhatoegana (Democratic Party lawmaker and Head of the House Commission VII), Tri Yulianto (Democratic Party lawmaker), Zainuddin Amali (Golkar lawmaker), and Democratic Party faction at the DPR. KPK’s investigators reportedly seized one bag, one suitcase, and one box of documents from Tri Yulianto’s office.

KPK’s investigators also today raided Sutan Bhatoegana’s private house at Vila Duta in Bogor, West Java.

Bhatoegana and Tri Yulianto had been questioned by KPK for allegation on receiving flow of money from the dismissed SKK Migas Chief Rudi Rubiandini. (haryantos@yosefardi.biz)