KPK questions Puteh's wife

KPK questions Puteh's wife

JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday questioned Linda Purnomo, wife of suspended Aceh governor and convicted embezzler Abdullah Puteh.

Linda refused to comment about the questioning.

Earlier on Friday, however, KPK deputy chairman for investigation affairs Tumpak Hatorangan Panggabean said Linda was questioned regarding a bribery case involving one of Puteh's lawyers, T. Syaifuddin Popon, and Jakarta High Court clerk Ramadhan Rizal.

KPK found that Linda had sent text messages to Ramadhan, asking about developments of Puteh's appeal at the high court.

The Jakarta High Court rejected on June 16 Puteh's appeal after the anticorruption court in April sentenced him to 10 years in jail. Puteh was found guilty in a case involving the purchase of a Russian-made MI-2 helicopter for the province in 2001, which caused Rp 3.6 billion (US$369,000) in state losses. -- Antara