Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is handling graft suspect Muhammand Nazaruddin`s alleged corruption cases in various ministries with a total value of Rp6.037 trillion, KPK chief Busyro Muqoddas said.

"The total value of the projects has been recorded at Rp6.037 trillion. We will continue to handle these cases through a judicial process," Busyro told a press conference Saturday night.

He said that alleged corruption cases linked to former Democratic Party (PD) treasurer Nazaruddin consisted of three classification of stages, namely those in the stage of examinations, investigations and data collecting, particularly cases from public complaints.

Busyro said that cases in the examination stage came from two ministries with a combined value of Rp2.642 trillion, while those in the investigation stage came from projects of two ministries worth Rp200 billion.

He said that with regard to the cases coming from the public complaints, the KPK was collecting data of 131 cases which involved Nazaruddin in five ministries.

The values of the projects in the three classifications, which involved Nazaruddin, totaled Rp6.037 trillion. Busyro said that the KPK was committed to finish all the cases transparently and independently.

He stressed that the anti-graft body he was chairing would only take a decision based on evidence, so that whatever had been done by the KPK staff members could be accounted for based on the law.

Busyro said that the press conference was held as part of efforts to make the handling process of the Nazaruddin case transparent.(*)
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