Former Regents Want Bombana Denies Escape Abroad

Former Regent Bombana, Atikurrahman, who is now a suspect in the case of alleged corruption and Development Budget Funds Local Expenditures (budget) of Rp. 7.6 billion, has denied he was planning to flee abroad shortly before he was arrested by the prosecutor of the investigation team in Southeast Sulawesi in Makassar, South Sulawesi, four days ago.

We met in the House of Detention Punggolaka Kendari, where he was detained since four days ago, Atikurrahman stated that he was in Makassar to treat heart disease which had long diidapnya.

"Oh no. I do not want to flee to Singapore. I was in Makassar for treatment, "he said after receiving the visit of Southeast Sulawesi governor Nur Alam, who came to visit him in detention cells.

On that occasion, also denied the presumption Atikurrahman team of prosecutors investigating prosecutor of Southeast Sulawesi which involved suspected corruption Bombana district budget funds amounting to Rp. 7.6 billion

"That accusation is false," he said curtly.

Atikurrahman arrested prosecution team investigating prosecutor at Stella Maris hospital in Makassar of four days ago. The arrests were made because he had three times did not meet the call of examination by prosecutor. In addition, the news had circulated that the former Regent Bombana period 2005 - 2009 it will run away to Singapore on the grounds treatment. DK