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he fallout from the indictment on a vote-buying case in the House of Representatives has led to four more legislators being named for allegedly receiving bribes in the 2004 election of the central bank's deputy governor. This brings the total number of legislators implicated to 27.

Prosecutors read out the indictment at the Corruption Court on Thursday against the defendant, Udju Djuhaeri, a former member of the Indonesian Military and police wing at the parliament and former member of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

Prosecutors also said Udju, a former policeman, admitted to accepting bribes to vote for Miranda Swaray Goeltom, who won and was elected Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor.

According to the indictment, Udju and three fellows legislators from the same faction, Sulistiyadi, Darsup Yusuf and Suyitno, each received an envelope containing 10 traveler's checks worth Rp 50 million each.

The four went to the office of PT Wahana Esa Sejati on Jl. Riau, Central Jakarta, to meet with Ahmad Hakim Safari, also known as Arie Malangjudo, who gave them the envelopes, packed in a larger envelope with a white mark.

Arie was allegedly the middleman for Nunun Nurbaeti, the wife of Comr. Gen. (ret.) Adang Daradjatun, a former National Police deputy chief, now a Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) legislator.

On Monday, a trial at the same court also heard that 19 legislators from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) allegedly received similar bribes in the case. The payouts ranged from Rp 200 million to Rp 1.4 billion each and totaled Rp 9.8 billion.

Also this week, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced that four former United Development Party (PPP) legislators received a similarly marked package worth Rp 1.5 billion. The KPK also claimed that in 2004, 13 Golkar Party legislators received 145 traveler's checks worth Rp 7.25 billion.

All the alleged recipients were members of the then House Commission IX on finance and banking.

The KPK has named only four of all the alleged recipients graft suspects: Udju, Endin Akhmad Jalaluddin Soefihara from the PPP, Hamka Yandhu from Golkar and Dudhie Makmun Murod from the PDI-P.

In a copy of Udju's dossier, it was stated that Nunun called him a few days after the vote.

"Udju, please go to Jl. Riau along with your fellow members from the Indonesian Military and police wing. Arie will meet you there," Nunun was alleged to have said.

Arie's dossier said a few hours before Udju, Sulistiyadi, Darsup and Suyitno arrived, Hamka was at Arie's office to pick up an envelope with a yellow mark containing traveler's checks for Golkar members.

Prior to this, Arie had met with Dudhie to give an envelope with a red mark to PDI-P members. Arie then went to a hotel close to the House to meet with Endin of the PPP and hand over an envelope with a green mark.