TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is scheduled to probe Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) Speaker Prasetio Edi Marsudi over bribery case in the deliberation of regional government regulation draft on the Jakarta Bay reclamation.

Prasetio who arrived with Jakarta DPRD Legislative Board Deputy Chairman Merry Hotma declined to make any comment to media crews who were welcoming them at the Corruption Eradication Commission building, Monday, April 11, 2016.

The anti-graft commission on Monday has probed both as witnesses to Mohammad Sanusi, Jakarta DPRD Commission D Chairman.

In addition to Prasetio and Hotma, the anti-graft commission has probed five other city council officials. They are Jakarta DPRD Legislative Board Chairman Mohamad Taufik, Jakarta DPRD member S. Nurdin, Jakarta DPRD Legislative Board member Mohamad Sangaji, Jakarta DPRD Deputy Speaker Ferrial Sofyan and Jakarta DPRD Regional Regulation Plan Sub-Division Head Dameria Hutagalung.

Sanusi has been named as suspect after the anti-graft commission investigators arrested him in red-handed operation, Thursday, March 31, 2016. He has allegedly received cash to grease the deliberation of regional government regulation draft on the Jakarta Bay reclamation.

In the red-handed operation, investigators confiscated Rp1.14 billion which was allegedly given by Agung Podomoro Land boss Ariesman Widjaja through his employee, Trinanda Prihantoro. The investigators has named the three of them as suspects.

MAYA AYU PUSPITASARI