Police to grill wife of top govt official

JAMBI: Hartini, the wife of secretary to Sarolangun regency government Hasan Basri Harun, will soon be questioned by police in connection with a bribery investigation.

Sarolangun Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Yatim Suyatno said the police would investigate a claim by construction businessman Mochammad Natsir that he had bribed Hendi Sastra, the chief of the Sarolangun Public Works Office, to award him government projects. However, Hendi said he had handed the money over to Hartini, prompting Natsir to report Hartini to the police.

The police also intend to question Hendi. -- JP