Indonesian anti-graft chief arrested

05 May, 2009

Indonesia's anti-graft chief was arrested Monday for allegedly masterminding the murder of a company executive, in a case that has rattled the country's efforts to fight corruption. Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) head Antasari Azhar was declared a suspect after hours of questioning over the murder of Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, the head of a state-owned company and a former KPK witness, Jakarta police chief Wahyono told reporters.
Zulkarnaen was shot dead in March outside a golf course on the outskirts of Jakarta. Media speculation has connected the killing to an alleged love triangle involving the two men and a 22-year-old female golf caddy.

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