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KPK grills Luthfi’s wife in money laundering probe
Hans Nicholas Jong, The Jakarta Post,
Jakarta | Sat, 04/13/2013 10:32 AM | National
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)
on Friday questioned Sutiana Astika, the wife of former Prosperous Justice
Party (PKS) leader Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq, who has been charged with corruption
and money laundering.
The KPK said that it was now investigating
allegations that Luthfi may have acquired his assets through illegal means.
“We have identified some assets linked to
Luthfi,” KPK spokesman Johan Budi said, adding that the value of the said
assets did not fit Luthfi’s profile.
Besides Sutiana, the KPK also questioned
Lusi Tiarani Agustine, who is said to be a close female relative of Luthfi,
raising speculation that Luthfi hid his wealth behind his wives’ names.
Luthfi, deemed by his colleagues within the
Islamic party as an ustad or religious teacher, is said to have practiced
polygamy, reportedly a common practice among PKS politicians. He reportedly has
three wives and 12 children.
Sutiana declined to address questions from
reporters after her questioning session.
According to Yenti Ganarsih, a money
laundering expert from Trisakti University, asset tracing often times uncovered
the practice of polygamy by money laundering suspects like Luthfi. “The
discovery of polygamy is a by-product of asset tracing, and hopefully it has a
deterrent effect on men who have multiple wives without the consent of their
first wives,” she told The Jakarta Post.
Yenti added that KPK investigators could
conclude that Luthfi was involved in money laundering if the total value of his
property was greater than the sum of his financial wealth.
Besides Luthfi, Yenti also cited the case
of former National Traffic Police Corps (Korlantas) chief Insp. Gen. Djoko
Susilo, who will soon stand trial for his role in the corruption case
surrounding driving simulator procurement by the National Police.
Djoko was found to have stashed his massive
wealth by purchasing a number of homes, most of which were registered to his
three wives.
Luthfi is the second suspect to be accused
of money laundering in a corruption case pertaining to the beef import policy
at the Agriculture Ministry, which is led by Suswono, a PKS politician.
Besides Luthfi, the KPK has also charged
Ahmad Fathanah, reportedly a close aide of Luthfi, with money laundering.
Investigators have seized four cars worth
Rp. 4.3 billion (US$442,750) from Ahmad as evidence of his alleged money laundering
practices.
The cars were confiscated from
Ahmad’s residence in Citayem, Depok, West Java. One car, a Toyota Land Cruiser
Prado, was confiscated during Ahmad’s arrest at the Le Meridien Hotel on the
evening of Jan. 29.
Besides the money laundering charges, the
KPK also charged Luthfi with bribery, accusing him of using his influence as
PKS leader to encourage the ministry to award a beef import license to a
particular private company. He was arrested after Fathanah was caught
red-handed accepting a Rp 1 billion bribe from Juard Effendy and Arya Abdi
Effendi from meat importer PT Indoguna Utama.
Ahmad allegedly planned to pass on the
bribe money to Luthfi.
Question
1.What is the title of the article above?
a)KPK grills Luthfi's wife in money laundering probe
b)KPK still search Luthfi's
c)Luthfi free from kpk
answer:a
2.Who is declined to address questions from reporters after questioning session?
a)Susno Duadji
b)surtiono
c)sutiana
answer:c
3.when the above article was made?
a)Sun, 05/13/2013 10:32 AM
b)Sat, 04/13/2013 10:32 AM
c)Fri, 03/13/2013 10:2 3AM
answer:b
Source:www.thejakartapost.com
