Ex-gov. interrogated in Rp 33b graft case

Ex-gov. interrogated in Rp 33b graft case

BANDUNG: After three summonses and three no-shows, former West
Java governor Nuriana turned up on Thursday at West Java
Prosecutor's Office for questioning in connection to a corruption
case.

Nuriana was questioned as a key witness about his knowledge of
or role in a Rp 33.4 billion corruption case in which some 100
former West Java provincial councillors have already been
declared suspects. Earlier, the prosecutor's office named four
council leaders as suspects in the high-profile case.

As of Thursday afternoon, the former governor was still
undergoing interrogation.

Nuriana was named a witness as he approved the disbursement of
the Rp 33.4 billion to the councillors between 2000 and 2002. The
fund disbursement was a violation, because the money was
earmarked in the provincial budget for development of the police
force and prosecutor's office, not for the councillors. -- JP