Travel ban sought for Banten governor

Travel ban sought for Banten governor

TANGERANG: The prosecutor's office has proposed a travel ban
for Banten Governor Djoko Munandar, who has been named a suspect
in an alleged corruption case.

"We have sent the request to the Attorney General's Office on
Monday," head prosecutor Kemas Yahya Rachman said on Tuesday.

The governor and five former councillors are suspects in the
alleged misuse of Rp 14 billion (US$1.5 million) of the 2003
budget allotted to develop a housing complex for councillors and
welfare funds for the councillors.

As the new councillors started duty in October, there is no
trace of the housing compound.

"As of today we still can't detain the governor because we
have yet to question him as a suspect in the case," Kemas said.

He added that the governor would be questioned as a suspect on
Thursday. --JP