JAKARTA (Yosefardi) — The Governor of Banten Rano Karno, who is also a politician from PDI-P, is expected to answer the call from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for examination session tomorrow (Jan. 7) related to bribery scandal of the establishment of Bank Banten.
The PDI-P politician said he will come to the KPK’s office tomorrow fo examination session scheduled at around 10:00 am of Jakarta time.
As reported earlier, the KPK has caught two local lawmakers of the Banten Legislative Council (DPRD) in a caught-in-the act operation (OTT) during a bribe transaction in Serpong, Tangerang Selatan, Banten, back in December 1, 2015.
They are SM Hartono and FL Tri Satya. SM Hartono, a politician from the Golkar Party, is deputy speaker of the DPRD Banten. While Tri Satya, a politician from PDI-P, is the head of the DPRD Banten Commission III.
The two local lawmakers were caught altogether with Director of PT Banten Global Development Ricky Tapinongkol in a bribe transaction at a restaurant in Serpong.
The KPK alleged that the bribe transaction at a restaurant in Serpong is related to establishment of new private bank in Banten. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)