Indonesian graft suspect arrested in Bangkok by Interpol

An Indonesian women suspected of serious graft in her home country was arrested on Friday in Bangkok by Interpol agents and returned to Indonesia for questioning, the Jakarta Globe reported.

Nunun Nurbaeti allegedly doled out billions of rupiah in bribes to lawmakers to help secure the election of Miranda Geoltom as Indonesia’s central bank deputy governor in 2004.

She had been on Interpol’s “red list” since June 2011 but had allegedly been out of the country much longer.

Her family said she originally left Indonesia for medical treatment and that she was too ill to face questioning.




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