JAKARTA. The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has challenged Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama to sue the agency if he is not happy with the results of an audit it did into the procurement of land by the city administration.

"The results of the BPK's investigation have already been handed over to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Please, if you want to, just sue us," BPK chairman Harry Azhar Azuz said in the State Palace in Jakarta on Thursday.

Speaking to journalists after being questioned by KPK investigators on Tuesday, Ahok slammed the BPK report. "The BPK report is deceitful. Their findings of state losses do not make any sense," Ahok said.

KPK investigators questioned Ahok for 12 hours on Tuesday regarding the land procurement, which the BPK claimed had caused state losses of Rp 191 billion (US$ 14,5 million). They were related to the procurement of 3,6 hectares of land for which the city administration had paid Rp 755,69 billion, whereas the taxable value of the property (NJOP) was only Rp 564,35 billion.

Harry insisted that an investigative audit shows that the purchase of land for Sumber Waras Hospital in West Jakarta had potentially caused state losses. (Ayomi Amindoni)

Editor: Dupla Kartini