KPU denies corrupt practices

KPU denies corrupt practices

JAKARTA: A member of the General Elections Commission (KPU) in
charge of logistics denied on Tuesday that there were anomalies
in the procurement of vehicles for commission members.

KPU member, Chusnul Mar'iyah, said that any procurement of
goods for the KPU had always been conducted in a transparent
manner.

"How could we conceal it if we ask the supplier to present
their product in an open forum?" Chusnul said.

Chusnul was responding to some non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) which questioned the purchase of 468 Kijang vans and 407
motorbikes for KPU members in regencies and provinces. The
vehicles, which cost Rp 73.9 billion (US$8.6 million), were
procured without a tender.

NGOs activists said the procurement was not transparent. But
Chusnul challenged the activists to present evidence of any
corruption by KPU members. -- JP