According to the minister, Nazaruddin left for Singapore at 19.30 pm Western Indonesia Time (WIB) aboard a Garuda Indonesia airplane.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Law and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar has confirmed that Democrat Party (PD) cadre M Nazaruddin had flown out to Singapore one day before the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) clamped an overseas travel ban on him.
"Nazaruddin went to Singapore on May 23, 2011," the minister said at the presidential palace here on Thursday night.
Patrialis said Nazaruddin went to Singapore one day before the anti-graft body issued a travel ban on him.
According to the minister, Nazaruddin left for Singapore at 19.30 pm Western Indonesia Time (WIB) aboard a Garuda Indonesia airplane.
Nazaruddin was allegedly involved in the corruption case implicating Wafid Muharram, secretary of the sports and youth affairs ministry. The case had seriously ruffled the ruling Democrat Party.
A number of Democrat Party cadres gathered at the residence of PD chief patron Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday night.
Member of PD`s Council of Ethics EE Mangindaan said Yudhoyono asked all PD cadres to remain solid.
PD politician Andi Mallarangeng also affirmed the matter.
"The meeting last night was an internal meeting of the organization where the chief patron, Yudhoyono, gave his directives asking cadres to remain solid and strong," Andi said at presidential office.
The Ethics Council of PD fired Nazaruddin as the general treasurer of the ruling party on Monday, two days after the Constitutional Court (MK) chairman, Mahfud MD, reported to Yudhoyono that Nazaruddin had tried to give the MK gratification money amounting to S$120 in September 2010.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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