REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it is looking into suspiciously big account of former Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo (Foke).
The probing is based on report from the Reporting and Analysis Center for Financial Transactions (PPATK), Deputy Chairman of the Anti Graft agency Adnan Pandu Praja said here on Friday.
"Foke (account) is being probed. Others are being handled by the attorney general office," Adnand said.
Earlier, PPATK was reported to have handed over suspiciously big accounts of a number of regional leaders and former regional leaders to the KPK and the attorney general office including those of Fauzi Wibowo and South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin.
"We have only reports about the account of Foke," Adnan repeated when asked about the account of Alex Noerdin.
He said KPK is seeking to trace back where the money came from and the spending of the fund.
"It is being looked into not yet up to the level of investigations . We are examining where the money came from, and how it has been accounted for," he said.
He said Foke, who now Indonesian ambassador to an European country, could be summoned if needed.
The possibility is also probed of Foke trying to conceal his ownership of assets such as by using the name of his other family members or companies, Adnand said.
He said in the period of February-December 2012 when Foke was governor, he was suspected of receiving transfers of Rp60 billion.
At that time Foke was seeking reelection that the fund night have been used to finance his expensive pre-election campaigns.
Foke lost the election defeated by Joko Widodo, who is now president.
The money in the account of Foke was traced back and it was found that the money was transferred from the accounts of two companies suspected of serving as agents that received the funds from five other companies abroad.
Two of the five companies were a financing firm in Hong Kong and a property company in Britain.
Meanwhile, the name of Alex Noerdin has been repeatedly mentioned in the process of trials of suspects in the Palembang Athlete House corruption case.
The South Sumatra governor was said to receive a fee from the contractors building the house of Sea Games athletes.
In the trial earlier this month of former head of the Cipta Karya Public Works service of South Sumatra Rizal Abdullah , Alex Noerdin was said to have a 2.5 percent share of the advanced payment of Rp33 billion received by the contractor.
On Friday the Attorney General office said it would investigate suspiciously big accounts of eight regional and former regional leaders including governor and regents.
"Yes, all are being processed," Junior Attorney General for special criminal cases R Widyo Pramono said here on Friday.
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