More councillors to be questioned

Wed, 08 Sep 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani confirmed
on Tuesday that the police will summons 15 more Depok councillors
for the allegation of Rp 9 billion (US$969,932) graft.

"It (the summons) will be this week," he said. "They will be
summoned as witnesses. If the investigation results confirm with
the evidence, they will be named as suspects."

The 15 councillors were members of the Depok Council budget
committee. The committee was responsible for planning the city
budget.

Earlier on Monday, the police detained seven councillors of
the same graft allegation. Police said the seven suspects were
the masterminds behind the collective graft allegedly conducted
by all 45 councillors. -- JP

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