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Indonesia’s high-profile graft case widens

By Anthony Deutsch and Taufan Hidayat in Jakarta

Published: August 16 2011 17:07 | Last updated: August 16 2011 17:07

Indonesia’s top anti-graft body widened a bribery investigation into the former treasurer of the ruling Democrat party to include several government departments, in a case that has thrown the political establishment into disarray.

The probe into Muhammad Nazaruddin now spans the ministries of sport, health and education and at least $352m in suspect transactions, Johan Budi, a spokesman for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), said on Tuesday.

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