JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Governor of North Sumatra Gatot Pujo Nugroho and his wife Evi Susanti refuse to answer the call from the Attorney General Office (AGO) for questioning session related to investigation into corruption allegation of social assistance fund, locally known as Dana Bansos.
Gatot’s lawyer Razman Arief Nasution delivered the statements when talking to the press at the office of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) last night (Aug. 11).
Commenting to Gatot’s lawyer statements, Attorney General HM. Prasetyo asked Gatot to answer the upcoming call from the AGO.
As reported earlier, the AGO’s Head of Special Crimes Sub-Directorate Sarjono Turin revealed the plan to summon Gatot for questioning session next week. According to Sarjono, Gatot will be questioned related to the Dana Bansos graft case. Sarjono said the AGO continues to coordinate with the KPK to get permission to examine Gatot.
Gatot, a politician from PKS, has been named as a graft suspect by the KPK in a bribery scandal implicating infamous lawyer OC Kaligis and judges at the State Administrative Court (PTUN) of Medan. Gatot has been detained at the Cipinang detention center in East Jakarta. (haryantisuharman@yosefardi.com)