House to probe Sukhoi purchase

House to probe Sukhoi purchase

JAKARTA: The House of Representatives Commission I said on
Tuesday it would establish a working committee to see if there
were any irregularities in the recent procurement of four Sukhoi
jet fighters from Russia.

"The Russian jet fighter procurement should be in the hands of
the Ministry of Defense, not the Ministry of Trade and Industry
and the National Logistics Agency," Vice Chairman of the
Commission I Effendi Choirie said.

According to him, the Sukhoi procurement had violated
regulations and did not follow procedures through the state
budget.

"We'll set up a working committee to look into it," he said. -
Antara