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Indonesia police detain anti-graft boss over murder
Reuters - Tuesday, May 5
By Olivia Rondonuwu
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JAKARTA - Indonesia's top graft-buster, Antasari Azhar, was detained as a suspect in the murder of a businessman after he was questioned for several hours on Monday at Jakarta's police headquarters.
"He is officially detained, the warrant has been signed," Abubakar Nataprawira, national police spokesman, told Reuters.
Nataprawira said that, according to witness statements and other police evidence, Azhar is accused of ordering the murder of Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, a director of state-owned pharmaceutical firm Putra Rajawali Banjaran.
The scandal involving 56-year-old Azhar is a blow for the Corruption Eradication Agency, or KPK, an agency which has been at the forefront of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's efforts to crack down on graft and attract foreign investment.
"The public believed in the KPK as an institution, in their integrity. But now they see that one of their leaders is involved in this kind of case, that could change," said Adnan Topan Husodo, a member of Indonesia Corruption Watch.
"To rebuild public trust, the KPK needs to continue with the big cases that are still ongoing. The KPK has no choice but to improve their performance."
But Husodo said Azhar's case probably would not affect Yudhoyono, who is seeking re-election in July.
The KPK, which has investigated dozens of officials, including politicians and central bankers for corruption, has been quick to stress it will continue its work without Azhar.
"KPK is an organisation that does not rely on one person," said Haryono Umar, a KPK deputy for corruption prevention.
Several suspects have been detained by the police over the murder, including two accused gunmen.
Juniver Girsang, one of Azhar's lawyers, told Metro TV that the allegations that Azhar was the mastermind of the murder were baseless.
Azhar's alleged involvement in the murder has dominated the news in Indonesia because of its combination of alleged murder, corruption, and sex.
Local media have reported that both Azhar and Zulkarnaen were involved with a 22-year-old female golf caddy.
Zulkarnaen, who had been a witness in a corruption case investigated by the KPK, was killed by two gunmen in March after he had finished playing golf, according to local media reports.
At a packed media conference, Jakarta's police chief showed reporters the pistol which was used to kill Zulkarnaen, and other evidence including two motorcycles, one used by the gunmen and another one bought by the killers once they had been paid.
But police declined to comment on details of the case.
"It's clear this shooting was planned. It was not done by just one person but with the involvement of several people," said Wahyono, Jakarta's police chief, who goes by one name.
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