Tegal Mayor Reportedly Arrested on Bribery Allegations
Jakarta. Tegal Mayor Siti Masitha Soeparno is reportedly among several people arrested by antigraft investigators for alleged bribery in a sting operation in Central Java on Tuesday (29/08).
"It's true that there was a sting operation in Central Java," Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Agus Rahardjo told reporters.
However, he declined to name the persons who were arrested.
Siti, a Golkar Party politician, was reportedly arrested at her official residence over allegations that she accepted bribes involving permits for infrastructure projects.
Investigators reportedly took Siti and the others directly to the KPK headquarters in South Jakarta for interrogation. They also seized several bags, allegedly containing cash.
KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah declined to provide further details, saying that further developments in the case will be made public later.
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