Ex-official charged over Rp 1.1b graft

Ex-official charged over Rp 1.1b graft

BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: Aceh Besar Police said
on Tuesday they had detained former regency administration
secretary Hasyim Daud, accused of misusing Rp 1.1 billion in
state funds.

Local police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Gaguk Sumartono was quoted
by chief of detectives First Insp. Joko Julianto as saying the
suspect has been detained since Saturday after strong evidence
indicated his involvement in financial impropriety.

Hasyim was charged with misusing his power by disbursing the
money from the administration's coffers without the prior
approval of the regent, Gaguk said. --Antara