Police told to reveal graft case

Police told to reveal graft case

BANDA ACEH: Aceh Singkil Regent Makmur Syahputra on Tuesday
asked police to finish investigations into an Rp 4 billion
(US$400,000) corruption case allegedly involving several local
officials.

"The case is a big disaster and the most serious offense for
me during 2001," he said in Banda Aceh.

At least two officials, including a local district legislator,
and a businessman have been detained as suspects for their
alleged role in the embezzlement of the state funds.

The police have also confiscated five luxury cars from the
businessman.

The graft case was first revealed last October after Aceh's
supervisory board released the findings of its investigation into
the regency administration's finances.

The three suspects are charged with colluding in the misuse of
the state money for foreign exchange business deals. -- Antara