Tempo Interactive, Wednesday, 06 January, 2010 | 22:34 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Corruption investigation into the railway directorate at the Transport Ministry resumed on Wednesday as the Corruption Eradication Commission (6/1) summoned Director General of the Railway Services Wendy Aritenang.
Wendy was questioned for indications of budget manipulation in the procurement of used train coaches from Japan in 2006, in which the anti-graft commission have charged one suspect, former Director general of the Railway Service Sumino Eko Saputro.
After the questioning on Wednesday night, Wendy said he did not know who signed the agreement with partner company in the project, adding that project officer was the one who responsible for the process and the prices.
The anti-graft commission suspected mark up for every used coach up to 9 million yen and estimated around Rp11 billion of state losses. The project received Rp48 billion goverment funding which was carried out during Hatta Radjasa's term before he became the State Secretary Minister following the second cabinet reshuffle.
CHETA NILAWATY
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