"It is a traffic violation and not classified into a crime. But I let it up to the police, anyway," Dahlan said prior to be questioned at East Java Regional Traffic Management Center (RTMC) here on Thursday.
Dahlan on Thursday was to be questioned by East Java police investigators about the road accident he experienced in Magetan district.
The state enterprises minister hit a hillside in Magent last Saturday when he was test driving his super electric Tucuxi car from Jakarta to Surabaya.
The accident occurred at around 3pm on Saturday when he was on the way to Magetan from Solo after passing through the Tawangmangu mountainous area, but he was safe and could continue his journey.
Dahlan drove the car, bought just two weeks ago, in the company of Ricky who is car techology designer graduated from a Japanese university involved in the national electric car development program.
The car was created by Danet Suryatama who had previously worked for US automotive giant Chrysler.
After the accident, Magetan Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Agus Santosa said on Monday that Dahlan could be a suspect.
Agus said the police would work closely with other agencies to examine the technical requirements and feasibility of the prototype of the Tucuxi electric car.
Meanwhile, the East Java Police`s traffic directorate head, Adjunct Police Commissioner Ade Safri Simanjuntak, said based on the team`s tentative conclusion, the accident had occurred because of the driver`s oversight.
"Therefore, Dahlan could be a suspect in the case," Ade said, adding that the minister had violated several articles of Law 22/2009 on Traffic and Road Transportation.
He had breached Article 310, paragraph 1, Article 280, and Article 64, paragraph 1, on negligence that causes accidents, with a maximum penalty of six months imprisonment and/or a maximum fine of 1 million Rupiah.
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Editor: Ella Syafputri
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