JAKARTA (yosefardi) – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) scheduled on Tuesday (Oct. 27) an examination session over Winantuningtyastiti, the secretary general of the House of Representatives (DPR), related to further investigation into bribery scandal implicating Patrice Rio Capella, former secretary general of Nasdem Party.
According to the acting head of the KPK’s public relation bureau Yuyuk Andriati, Winantuningtyastiti will be questioned as a witness for Patrice, a suspect in the case.
Previously, KPK has also questioned chairman of Nasdem Party Surya Paloh and Patrice’s closest friend Fransisca Insani Rahesti.
Patrice has been named as graft suspect since October 15, 2015. He is alleged for receiving Rp200 million in bribe from the Governor of North Sumatra Gatot Pujo Nugroho and his wife as a fee for tampering the investigation on the embezzlement of the North Sumatra administration’s social funds. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)