REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Another former senior leader of the ruling Democratic Party Hartati Murdaya was detained by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday in a bribery case. Murdaya, a member of the party`s Advisory Board chaired by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, was sent to KPK`s detention house after 9-hours questioning.

Murdaya, known better as one of the country`s richest business women, was charged with bribing Buol Regent Amran Batalipu to secure a number of certificates needed by her plantation company in Central Sulawesi. Murdaya had denied the charge saying her company was a victim of extortion by  Batalipu, who was already in KPK detention in the same case. 

KPK has also named two other suspects in the case including Yani Ansori and Gondo Sudjono running Hartati`s company PT Hardaya Inti Plantation in Buol. A KPK prosecutor said earlier that Gondo received order from Murdaya to give the money demanded by  Batalipu.

The prosecutor said Murdaya agreed to provide 3 billion IDR for Amran in a meeting on June 11. Earlier Murdaya said she did not know about any illicit deal between her company and  Batalipu. She resigned from Democrat Party last month.

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