KPUD graft case goes to court

KPUD graft case goes to court

JAKARTA: Head of the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office Rusdi Taher
said graft cases involving three staff members of the Jakarta
General Elections Commission (KPUD) had been submitted to the
South Jakarta District Court on Monday.

"We have completed drafting the charges and I was informed
that it would be submitted to court today (on Monday)," Rusdi
said during a hearing with the House of Representatives'
Commission III for legal affairs.

The corruption cases, which were reported by the City
Council's Commission A for legal and administrative affairs early
this year, allegedly involve KPUD chairman Muhamad Taufik,
treasurer Neneng Euis Pahlupi, and KPUD member A Riza Patria.

Rusdi was quoted by detik.com as saying that the state
allegedly suffered some Rp 9 billion (US$900,000) in losses over
the cases, which included alleged mark-ups on various
procurements in organizing legislative and presidential elections
in 2004. -- JP