Kampar councillors face questioning

Kampar councillors face questioning

PEKANBARU, Riau: Riau Prosecutor's Office began questioning
Kampar regental councillors on Thursday for allegedly
misappropriating Rp 1.125 billion (US$ 118,421) in state money.

Among the 45 councillors questioned in Pekanbaru, the capital
of Riau province, were Syaifuddin Effendi, Kampar council
speaker, Jurmalis Saruji, deputy speaker and Masnur, the chairman
of Golkar Party faction at the council.

All the 45 Kampar councillors were named suspects for their
roles in the embezzlement of the 2002, 2003 and 2004 Kampar
regental budget. More councillors will be quizzed in the near
future, said prosecutor Dimpuan Siallagan. -- JP