Tomorrow The KPK Summons The Former Head Of Yogyakarta Customs And Excise Suspect For Gratification

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will summon the former Head of Yogyakarta Customs Eko Darmanto regarding the alleged receipt of gratuities.

Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri said the summons would be made on Friday, December 8. He will be examined in his capacity as a suspect.

"According to the information received, it is true, tomorrow the investigative team will schedule a summons for the person concerned," Ali told reporters, Thursday, December 7.

Ali said Eko would be summoned to the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta. He was asked to cooperate in fulfilling the summons.

Previously reported, information circulated that Eko received money from a number of parties through his company's account at the state-owned bank.

Sources revealed that there was money receipts in the accounts from various companies. Then, one of the deposits that came in allegedly used it to pay down payments (DP) as well as installments of two luxury cars branded Mercedes Benz and BMW.

Even so, Eko has evaded the ownership of the holding account. However, he admitted that he was paying in installments of luxury vehicles.

This confession was conveyed after he was questioned as a suspect on Friday, September 15. "(The purchase of Mercedes Benz and BMW, ed) is still in installments until now. Yes (still in installments, ed)," he told reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.