Yusril denies blocking graft probe

Yusril denies blocking graft probe

JAKARTA: State Secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra dismissed on
Thursday allegations that he had intervened in an investigation
into widespread corruption at the State Secretariat.

"I only ask for a delay to the probe into the alleged misuse
of funds for the recent Asia-Africa Summit until next week,
pending completion of an audit," Yusril said.

The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has suspended the audit because
all documents, including receipts of the summit spending, had
been sent to the interdepartmental anticorruption team, which is
now investigating the case.

Head of the team, Hendarman Supandji, said on Wednesday Yusril
had written to his office asking for a suspension of the
investigation pending the audit from BPK. -- JP