KPK to Question PKS Politician over Meat Import Bribery case

Jakarta (Antara) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is scheduled to question politician Luthfi Hasan Ishaq here on Wednesday in relation to bribery case regarding request to get meat import quota at the Ministry of Agriculture. Luthfi who is former Chairman of Islamic-background Prosperous and Justice Party (PKS) will be questioned here on Wednesday as witness for suspect Juard Effendi. Juard who is Director of PT Indoguna Utama was arrested last January after handing over a bribe worth Rp1 billion to Ahmad Fathanah (Luthfi's right man). The amount of cash money was said to be part of a total of Rp40 billion bribe money to be given to Luthfi in exchange for his effort to influence Ministry of Agriculture to give meat import quota to the company. The anti-graft commission has named Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq and Juard Effendi as suspects in the bribery case. Juard is said to have violated Regulation Number 5 Article 1, Regulation Number 20/2001 and Regulation Number 55 Article 1 about bribing public officials. Meanwhile Luthfi is charged with Regulation Number 12, Number 5 Article 2, Regulation Number 20/2001 about public official who received bribe money. (Reporting by :Desca Lidya Natalia Translating and Editing by : Amie Fenia Arimbi/ F. Assegaf) . (*)