Council wants fast KPU probe

JAKARTA: The City Council demanded on Monday that the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office speed up the investigation into alleged graft at the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta).

"The sluggish investigation into the alleged corruption at the KPU Jakarta has sparked rumors about the involvement of many parties in the case," said council speaker Ade Surapriatna.

He was referring to rumors of the involvement of council leaders and officials in the city administration in the alleged corruption during elections in 2004.

"Prosecutors should immediately complete the case so that everything is clear," he said.

Prosecutors have detained KPU Jakarta chairman Muhammad Taufik and two others over the case. --tempointeraktif