JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has once again summoned Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Zulkifli Hasan for another questioning on Wednesday (Nov. 12) after grilled for nine hours in the Tuesday’s questioning related to forest area conversion bribery scandals.
Prior to the examination session, Zulkifli told the press that today he will be questioned as a witness for Annas Maamun, Riau Governor and Golkar Party key leader.
The politician from the National Mandate Party (PAN) said that yesterday, KPK questioned him as a witness for another forest area conversion bribery scandal implicating PT Bukit Jonggol Asri (BJA).
As reported earlier, KPK has named Annas Maamun as one of suspects in the case. Anas along with a businessman Gulat Medali Emas Manurung were caught red handed by KPK’s investigators in a bribery transaction in Cibubur, East Jakarta. KPK has also seized Rp500 million and Sin$156,000 cash money from the transaction.
In BJA bribery scandal, meanwhile, KPK had named Bogor Regent Rachmat Yasin, Sentul City Boss Kwee Cahyadi Kumala aka Swie Teng, and BJA’s Director Francis Xaverius Yohan Yap as suspects. (haryantos@yosefardi.biz)