Officials quizzed in graft case
Officials quizzed in graft case
JAMBI, Jambi: Jambi Police are questioning three high-ranking
Merangin regency officials here for their alleged roles in a
corruption case. The three officials in question are Ike Surya
Kusuma, the chief of the Merangin Development Planning Board;
Hendri Dunan, who manages the administration's legal affairs and
Silvia Aryanti, who oversees financial matters.
They could face prosecution for alleged embezzlement in the
construction of a bus terminal in Langling subdistrict here,
which is worth Rp 12.484 billion (US$1.4 million), said Jambi
Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Djoko Turrochman. -- JP