Susilo OKs grilling W. Sumatra governor

Susilo OKs grilling W. Sumatra governor

PADANG, West Sumatra: The West Sumatra Prosecutor's Office said
on Saturday that it had received a letter from the President
permitting the questioning of West Sumatra Governor Zainal Bakar
in connection with a Rp 6.4 billion (US$711,111) graft case.

The head of the West Sumatra Prosecutor's Office, Antasari
Azhar, said the letter was delivered on Saturday morning by an
official from the Attorney General's Office, who had caught the
first flight to Padang.

Antasari said the president had signed the letter, dated Nov.
26.

The governor is accused of embezzling funds from the 2002
provincial budget. -- JP