Pantai Kapuk fraud case

Pantai Kapuk fraud case

JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Singgih has stated that his office is currently preparing a lawsuit against 11 people for their alleged involvement in the falsification of a reclamation survey in Pantai Kapuk, a coastal area in West Jakarta.

Speaking at a hearing with members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening, Singgih said that the 11 suspects include geology experts and executives of a company which paid Rp 21 million (US$9,545) to hire the experts.

"They falsified the reports of the survey by cutting out a signature of Badarudin, the chairman of Irrigation Research and Development Center of the Ministry of Public Works, and pasting it onto the report," Singgih said.

The original signature was cut out and attached to the proposal, which was then photocopied so that it looked like a copy of an original document approved by the related institution, he said.

A dossier on the case is currently being prepared by the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, he said, adding that as soon as it is completed it will be delivered to the court. (hhr)