The case is related to dwelling time at the Tanjung Priok container terminal in North Jakarta.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Jakarta Metropolitan Police searched the office of the Trade Ministry once again in connection with an alleged case of corruption and money laundering.
The case is related to dwelling time at the Tanjung Priok container terminal in North Jakarta.
"The search began at 04:00 p. m.," Spokesman for the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Senior Commissioner Mohammad Iqbal said here on Monday.
Iqbal added that the search was conducted in the room of the ministrys directorate general of foreign trade.
The police are trying to find more evidence to further investigate the alleged case of corruption and money laundering, which involves a senior official of the ministry.
Several middle-ranking officers of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police were part of the search. They included Director of General Crime Investigation Senior Commissioner Krishna Murti, Director of Special Crime Investigation Senior Commissioner Mujiyono, and Chief of the Special Taskforce Adjunct Senior Commissioner Hengki Haryadi.
When the police had searched the Trade Ministry building earlier, they had seized cash in U. S. and Singapore dollars, which they believe was earned from bribery.
Moreover, they have named five suspects in the case, including the suspended director general of foreign trade identified by his initials as PP.
The other suspects are the chief of the non-import capital goods sub-directorate identified by his initials as IA, a freelance worker of the trade ministry identified by his initials as MU, and an importer identified by his initials as MU.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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