Anti-graft body detains S Sulawesi governor on bribery charges
Published on: Monday, March 01, 2021
By: Antara News
The South Sulawesi governor appears wearing a detainee vest after being interrogated at the KPK building in Jakarta on early Sunday. – Antara photo
JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained three suspects including South Sulawesi governor identified by his initials NA, in an alleged bribery and gratification case related to the development of infrastructures in the province in the budget year 2020-2021.“The suspects will be detained for the first 20 days from February 27 to March 18, 2021,” KPK Chief Firli Bahuri said in a press conference at the KPK building early Sunday.
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The other two suspects are secretary of the South Sulawesi Provincial Public Works Office identified by his initials ER and building contractor AS.
“To break the chain of Covid-19 transmission in the premise of KPK detention house the suspects will self isolate at the KPK detention house Kavling C1,” he said.
NA is believed to have taken a bribe of Rp5.4 billion including Rp2 billion received from AS through ER on February 26, 2021.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Both NA and ER are accused of receiving bribes and AS is accused of bribing NA and ER under Law No. 31/1999 on corruption eradication as amended by Law No. 20/2001.
