KPK GRILLS PDP EXECUTIVE IN ILLEGAL BI FUNDS FLOW CASE

Jakarta, June 10 (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday questioned a Reform Democracy Party (PDP) executive board member, Sukowaluyo Minthardjo, in the case of the illegal Bank Indonesia (BI) funds transfer to a number of lawmakers in 2003. Mintohardjo at the time served as a member of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission XI on financial affairs. He was once also active as a member of the DPR's Special Committee which deliberated a revision to the law on BI until 2001. Speaking to reporters at the KPK building, Mintohardjo said he would be questioned as a witness in the alleged flow of Rp31.5 billion in BI funds to a number of legislators in 2003. Even though he was involved in the revision of the BI law, Sukowaluyo said, he had no knowledge about the BI funds flow. "I don't know anything about it," he said. On entering the KPK building to undergo the questioning, Mintohardjo said he was asked to give testimony on Hamka Yandhu and Antoni Zeidra Abidin who had been named suspects in the case. The KPK has so far named five suspects in the illegal BI funds transfer case, namely former BI governor Burhanuddin Abdullah, former BI Legal Affairs director Oey Hoy Tiong, former BI Bureau Chief Rusli Simandjuntak, former House member Antony Zeidra Abidin and House member Hamka Yandu. All the five suspects are currently in the KPK"s preventive custody.