KPK Confiscates Former Party Chief's Assets

Jakarta (Antara) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confiscated several assets of former Democrat Party chief Anas Urbaningrum after he was named as a suspect in a money laundering case. "With regard to investigation in the money laundering case of AU, investigators have confiscated assets in three locations," KPK's spokesman Johan Budi said in a text message received here on Friday. The assets are plots of land located in Mantrijeron, Yogyakarta and Panggungharjo in Bantul, Yogyakarta and Duren Sawit in Jakarta. "Two plots of land confiscated in Mantrijeron, which measure 7,670 square meter and 200 square meter, respectively, are under the name of Attabik Ali, another one with a building on it is on Jalan Selat Makassar C9/22 in Duren Sawit in East Jakarta and three others are in Panggungharjo in the district of Bantul in Yogyakarta which are under the name of Dina Az (Attabik Ali's child), he said. The building in Duren Sawit is now used as the headquarters of the Indonesian Movement Association (PPI), an organization established by Anas. KPK had previously searched the house in connection with the Hambalang case with Teuku Bagus Mohamamd Noor as the suspect. The building is located alongside Anas' residence. Like the asset in Duren Sawit, the plots of land in two locations in Yogyakarta also have indications of being used by Anas to launder money. Anas has been detained after being named a suspect in a corruption case related to the sports education development project in Hambalang in the West Java district of Bogor as well as in other projects. (*) Reporting by Anom Prihantoro