Police spokesman Ronny Franky Sompie said today that Bambang Widjojanto, 55, one of the Corruption Eradication Commission deputies, was arrested for alleged false testimony when he was dealing with a regional election dispute as a lawyer in 2010.
Two weeks ago, President Joko Widodo nominated Lt. Gen. Budi Gunawan as National Police chief, but a day before parliament held a confirmation hearing on his nomination the commission declared him a graft suspect. Parliament still endorsed his nomination.