Politician arrested in Bali on corruption charges

ronb

Three cheers for KPK.

davita

balinews wrote[I] The KPK alleges that A.H. was behind the bribe to Adriansyah, and used an intermediary, [COLOR="#FF0000"]identified as A.K., [/COLOR]who was arrested at the same hotel as the PDI-P legislator shortly after allegedly making the drop.[/url]

According to Jakpost ([COLOR="#FF0000"]AK[/COLOR]) is a Police Brigadier. He has been released as there isn't enough evidence to prosecute...he was just doing a favor. Isn't it nice to know we can rely on the police to help the public in need....especially to guard and transfer Rp1 Billion in Singapore dollars :distant:

balinews

A politician from President Joko Widodo’s party became the first sitting legislator to be arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission less than a year since the current batch of members of the House of Representatives were sworn into office. Adriansyah, 60, a member of House Commission IV, which oversees forestry, fisheries and agricultural affairs, was arrested in a sting operation at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday at a hotel in Sanur, Bali, where the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) held its national leadership congress this week. Adriansyah reportedly received cash after the congress re-elected the long-serving Megawati Soekarnoputri to yet another five-year term as chairwoman. The KPK alleges the cash was a bribe. “We suspect that [the bribe] has to do with issuing a permit for a mining concession in Kalimantan. We can’t divulge more details yet,” KPK interim deputy chairman Johan Budi said in Jakarta on Friday. Adriansyah was the head of Tanah Laut district, South Kalimantan, from 2003 to 2013 before becoming a legislator. He was succeeded as district chief by his son, Bambang Alamsyah. In a related sting, KPK agents arrested a businessman identified only as A.H. at a hotel in Senayan, South Jakarta, less than an hour before swooping on Adriansyah. The KPK alleges that A.H. was behind the bribe to Adriansyah, and used an intermediary, identified as A.K., who was arrested at the same hotel as the PDI-P legislator shortly after allegedly making the drop. The arrest served as another blow for President Joko, whose reform agendas and commitment to the fight against corruption have come under question since he nominated as police chief a three-star general with suspect bank accounts and cozy ties to Megawati. KPK Arrests PDI-P Politician on Graft Charges - The Jakarta Globe