Police to question governor on graft

Wed, 12 Oct 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The police have requested
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's permission to question
Governor Piet A. Tallo as a witness in an alleged corruption case
worth Rp 15 billion (US$1.5 million), a police official said on
Tuesday.

East Nusa Tenggara Police chief Brig. Gen. Edward Aritonang
said the request letter had been sent on Oct. 5 this year through
the National Police Headquarters in Jakarta.

If the request is granted, the governor will be questioned
over the funds allocated in the 2002/2003 provincial budget for
medical facilities. The case was first made public in 2003.

"The request is ready to be submitted. The police are waiting
for permission from the President to examine Governor Tallo as a
witness in the alleged corruption case," he said.

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