Councillors face questioning

Councillors face questioning

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Three councillors from the South Sumatra Legislative Council will be questioned by the prosecutor's office about a Rp 7.5 billion (US$860,000) scandal that allegedly involves 11 councillors.

"We are still processing the letter of permission to question the three councillors," Attorney General's Office spokesman Antasari Azhar said on Friday during a visit to Palembang.

Antasari said he did not know the names of the legislators to be questioned as they were still in the hands of Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno.

So far the local prosecutor's office has questioned three councillors about the scandal: Zamzami Achmad, Natsir Djakfar and Yusfar Hidayatullah, he said.

"We do not intend to delay the inquiry of the scandal," Antasari said.

He said there were similar cases in the provinces of Riau, West Sumatra and North Sumatra.-Antara