Nabire regent ready to face graft probe

Nabire regent ready to face graft probe

NABIRE, Papua: Nabire Regent A.P. Youw said on Monday that he had not received a summons from the police, although President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had given the green light for prosecutors to try graft suspects.

Youw said he was ready to face the questioning as he was convinced that he was not guilty.

Separately, Sr. Comr. M. Situmorang, the chief of the Papua Police detective unit, said that his office had just received the letter from the President and the police would send a summons for Youw to report to the police for questioning.

The graft allegation centers on the construction of Rp 2.5 billion shop houses in Nabire and allegations that the regent marked up construction costs. -- JP