KPK Names Another Lawmaker Graft Suspect

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Another lawmaker Budi Supriyanto of the Golkar faction, has been named a graft suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Budi of the Commission V of the Parliament was charged with accepting bribe from a construction company PT Windhu Tunggul Utama (WTU) , which sought a contract to build projects of the public works ministry in Maluku, head of the public relations department of KPK Yuyuk Andriati said.

"The suspect allegedly received a gift from Abdul Khoir, the director of PT Windu Tunggal Utama to help the company win the contract for the projects," Yuyuk told reporters here on Wednesday.

KPK already arrested four other suspects in the same case including Abdul Khoir, Commission V lawmaker Damayanti Wisnu Putranti of the ruling PDI-P faction, and two Damayantis assistants Dessy A Edwin (DES) and Julia Prasetyarini (UWI).

PT WTU bribed the lawmakers to ensure that it would win the contract to build the projects which were financed with Parliaments "aspiration fund" to be disbursed through the public works ministry.

The public works projects are to be built in Maluku including roads, and bridges on the islands of Seram.

KPK said it believed Damayanti and Budi were not the only lawmakers of the Commission V involved in the graft case.

KPK already raided the office room of another Commission V lawmaker Yudi Widiana Adia of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS).

It has also asked the immigration office to ban Budi Supriyanto, and a businessman So Kok Seng alias Aseng from leaving the country for six months.(WDY)