All Lies Set by Nazaruddin

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) ethics committee Abdullah Hehamahua stated lies mentioned by the suspect in the bribe case linked to the construction of an athletes’ dormitory for the upcoming SEA Games in Palembang, South Sumatra, Muhammad Nazaruddin probed by his committee.

At KPK building, here, Monday, Abdullah Hehamahua said Nazaruddin's testimonies are not relevant with the other witness' ones.

"He is doubter and liar," uttered him while explaining several lies made by Nazaruddin. The first lie, according to him, is when Nazaruddin mentioned his finance staff Yulianis was fired from Grup Permai, the main company beloning to Nazaruddin. However, Yulianis said she resigned from the company after working there for two months.

"Only for two months working there because of the threats from Nazar. Nazar ever threatened Yulianis not to resign from her position as vice finance director of Grup Permai," said Abdullah Hehamahua.

"Nazar threatened Yulianis eight times. Since she was afraid of her family under life threat that she decided to change her mind. Logically, since Yulianis knows well the performance of company's finance, she is considered of posing danger to confidential information of the company if she quits," said Abdullah.

The second lie, according to Abdullah, is when Nazaruddin said Yulianis is finance director of Grup Permai who was fully in charge of the company's finance. While Yulianis revealed it to the committee that she was just a vice finance director. Nazar's wife, Neneng Sri Wahyuni, holds the position as a finance director.

"She admitted of having been offered the position of finance director but she rejected it as she does not want to be the scape goat if something wrong happens."

The third lie is about the amount of money taken to the congress of ruling Democrat party in Bandung. "Yulianis said the amount of company money taken was Rp30 billion. While Nazar mentioned the amount was Rp50 billion as he claimed of knowing very well the finance of company," Abdullah added.

Besides that, Abdullah considered Nazaruddin lying about the scenario behind his runaway as the former treasurer of Democrat could not mention who set the scenario.

"When I asked who asked him to flee overseas, he just said someone did it without elaborating the details." Icha Rastika