Ahok Entrusts Corruption Case Against His Subordinate to Police
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Trias Risangayu
To the police, Jakarta Governor, Basuki “Ahok” T Purnama handed over law process of allegation corruption case in West Jakarta Water Management Sub-Department.
That’s the legal aspects of National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) and Attorney General's Office, I can’t intervention too much
“This is the legal aspect of National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) and Attorney General's Office, surely there is no my intervention,” he said at City Hall, Tuesday (8/11).
Ahok Supports Resolving of Corruption Case in Bina MargaAhok does not mind if there are civil servants who named as a suspect. It is because, it could be a lesson for other civil servants. "Probably the case happened in all sub-departments,” he expressed.
However, he also gives a widely chance to law enforcement to investigate the budget or data related to corruption potential in Jakarta Provincial Government.
Previously, three officials of West Jakarta Water Management Sub-Department were named as suspect over alleged corruption case. They are with initials W, MR and P.
Over the investigation, the case was revealed due to four self-managed activities from West Jakarta Water Management Sub-Department, comprising local infrastructure maintenance, drainage channel maintenance, dredging work, water channel reparation and river bank normalization.
From temporary calculation, the amount of loss is Rp 19 billion.
