Probe underway into education fund graft

Probe underway into education fund graft

JAKARTA: The interdepartmental anticorruption team continued
on Tuesday the probe into the alleged Rp 6 billion (US$615,000)
graft case at the directorate general of higher education at the
Ministry of National Education by cross-examining three officials
who have been named suspects.

Dedy Abdul Halim, head of the 2004 academic lecturer
empowerment project at the ministry, along with staffers -- Elan
Suherlan and Helmi Untung, have been detained since July 25 at
the National Police headquarters.

National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Soenarko said
investigators from the police's antigraft division, who are
members of the team, had also confiscated as evidence 16
documents including receipts issued by the state treasury office.

"We have also questioned 10 witnesses. Five of them are
officials from the directorate general, three employees of state-
owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and two others from the state
treasury office," Soenarko said.

He said the team may name more suspects in the future since
the case was still under intensive investigation. -- JP