Police probe new corruption case

Police probe new corruption case

JAKARTA: The National Police anticorruption division is
investigating a new graft case at the Ministry of Religious
Affairs, involving the markup of the cost of vaccine arrangements
and insurance policies for haj pilgrims.

Director of the anticorruption division Brig. Gen. Indarto
said on Tuesday that his team had started to investigate the case
as it had collected sufficient evidence for a preliminary probe.

"We found a possible markup in the provision of the vaccines
used for pilgrims before their pilgrimage, as well as the
insurance policies," he said.

However, Indarto refused to disclose the names of officials
involved in the case nor the amount of the financial losses
suffered by the state.

Currently, the anticorruption division is also investigating
the alleged corruption in the management of the haj funds,
wherein at least Rp 700 billion (US$70 million) was diverted from
bank accounts. -- JP