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Tue, 10/21/2008 - 14:50
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KPK ARRESTS TWO FORMER OFFCIALS OF RI CONSULATE GENERAL IN KINABALU
Jakarta, Oct 20 (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday arrested two former officials of the Indonesian consulate general in Kinabalu, Malaysia, for their alleged involvement in corruption.
The two officials were former Indonesian consul general in Kinabalu Kurniawan Roebadi and former chief of economic, information and soco-cultural affairs at the Indonesian consulate general in Kinabalu Rudi Edyatmo.
The two have allegedly imposed illegal levies in the issuance of immigration documents in Malaysia.
After leaving the KPK building, they immediately entered a prison van and refused to talk to journalists.
In the alleged corruption case, nine suspects were allegedly involved in marking up the cost of obtaining immigration documents.
Seven other suspects include former chief of immigration at the subdirectorate of KJRI (Indonesian consulate general) liaison office in Tawau, Malaysia, Makdum Tahir, and former chief of the immigration sub-directorate of the KJRI liaison office in Kuching, Irsafli Rasul.
Former Indonesian consul general in Kinabalu Mohammad Sukarna, former chief of economic, information and socio-cultural affairs at the KJRI in Kinabalu Mas Tata Mahrun, fomer chief of immigration sub-directorate of the KJRI liaison office in Tawau Kamso Simatupang, former consul general in Kinabalu Arifin Hamzah and former chief of the immigration sub-directorate of the KJRI in Kuching Ayi Nugraha.
All the suspects were allegedly having enriched themselves or other persons by imposing double the cost for obtaining immigration documents in Malaysia in the 1999-2005 period.
The two officials were former Indonesian consul general in Kinabalu Kurniawan Roebadi and former chief of economic, information and soco-cultural affairs at the Indonesian consulate general in Kinabalu Rudi Edyatmo.
The two have allegedly imposed illegal levies in the issuance of immigration documents in Malaysia.
After leaving the KPK building, they immediately entered a prison van and refused to talk to journalists.
In the alleged corruption case, nine suspects were allegedly involved in marking up the cost of obtaining immigration documents.
Seven other suspects include former chief of immigration at the subdirectorate of KJRI (Indonesian consulate general) liaison office in Tawau, Malaysia, Makdum Tahir, and former chief of the immigration sub-directorate of the KJRI liaison office in Kuching, Irsafli Rasul.
Former Indonesian consul general in Kinabalu Mohammad Sukarna, former chief of economic, information and socio-cultural affairs at the KJRI in Kinabalu Mas Tata Mahrun, fomer chief of immigration sub-directorate of the KJRI liaison office in Tawau Kamso Simatupang, former consul general in Kinabalu Arifin Hamzah and former chief of the immigration sub-directorate of the KJRI in Kuching Ayi Nugraha.
All the suspects were allegedly having enriched themselves or other persons by imposing double the cost for obtaining immigration documents in Malaysia in the 1999-2005 period.
