The bounty offered for the capture of runaway graft suspect M. Nazaruddin has been increased to Rp 150 million (US$17,550), an increase of more than 50 percent above the original offer, an NGO says.
Former Democratic Party treasurer Nazaruddin has been accused by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) of bribery in a government project involving the construction of an athlete's village for the 2011 SEA Games.
However, Nazaruddin fled the country before being named suspect and before local authorities imposed a travel ban on him. In the subsequent manhunt, Interpol has also placed him on its wanted list.
According to the People’s Information Center (LIRA), the NGO organizing the has organized the manhunt, the increase to the bounty will apply as of Monday.
“Starting Monday, the prize for [the capture of] Nazaruddin will go up,” LIRA chief Yusuf Rizal said Sunday.
He added that the amount offered was being increased to motivate more people to take part.
“We will increase the amount each week,” Yusuf added, as reported by tempointeraktif.com.
He further added that LIRA had promoted its offer to people in various regions.
“The people are really enthusiastic about it, especially in Jember [regency] which was [Nazaruddin’s] constituency,” Yusuf said.
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