Jakarta (Antara Bali) - The public should be careful in perceiving the statements of M Nazaruddin and his lawyers suggesting that Democrat Party (PD) chairman Anas Urbaningrum is involved in the SEA Games athletes village corruption case, a PD attorney said.

Patra M. Zen, a PD executive board lawyer, told reporters here Thursday that, before the law, someone could only be named a suspect in a criminal case if there were at least two exhibits or pieces of evidence against the person concerned.

Referring to the ongoing court trials of the SEA Games athletes village corruption case with former PD treasurer M Nazaruddin as the defendant, Patra  said  not a single testimony or exhibit presented in the court sessions warranted the questioning of Anas Urbaningrum.

Nobody questioned by the court  had ever said  Anas Urbaningrum had helped  PT Duta Graha Indah (DGI) win the contract on the SEA Games athletes village project, he said.

Although Nazaruddin had alleged that it was Anas who had called the shots in the case,  14 witnesses had testified they had taken their orders from  Nazaruddin.(IGT)



: Masuki

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