Hambalang scandal suspect declares bosses roles

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta, Jakarta Post | National | Mon October 15 2012, 3: 55 PM

Deddy Kusdinar, the first suspect in the youth and sport Ministry graft-ridden Hambalang sports complex project, spoke of his alleged role in the project bosses on Monday.

"I am only a middle-level executive with limited jurisdiction, so it was impossible for me to change the Site plan [of the project] randomly. It was my bosses, "he told reporters upon his arrival at the corruption eradication Commission (KPK) for a trial session on Monday.

Deddy, a head of the Office of the financial and internal affairs at the Ministry, said that he had reported directly to the Ministry about the project Secretary Wafid Muharam. Wafid passed the report to the youth and Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng.

Last year the KPK has the research of the Rp 1.17 trillion (US $ 265 million) Hambalang sports complex in Bogor, West Java, located after shame former Democratic Party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin, an accusation that graft in the project was opened.

The Commission proposed then irregularities, especially when the project was transferred from former Minister Adhyaksa Dault to Andi in 2009.

After Andi took over, plan of the project has changed and the budget of Rp 125 billion only swelled to Rp 1.17 trillion.

Andi has insisted on continuing with the project, although during the tenure of geologists Adhyaksa warned that 38 hectare plot in Hambalang "unsuitable" for a big development was. (iwa)