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Former envoy to US detained in graft scandal
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Thursday detained former Indonesian ambassador to the US Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat on corruption charges
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Thursdaydetained former Indonesian ambassador to the US Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat oncorruption charges.
KPK spokesperson Priharsa Nugraha said Sudjanan was detained at Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta.
Sudjadnan was named a suspect by the KPK in 2011 for allegedly misusing state funds earmarked for the Foreign Ministry to organize a series of international events including seminars and conferences between 2004 and 2005.
Speaking right before being detained, Sudjadnan said he was a mere victim in the case and that the committee handling the finance and logistics of the seminars and conferences was responsible.
'The head of the finance bureau and the treasurer [are the real culprits]. They use the money, spend it and report it to me. That's it,' he told reporters at the KPK's headquarters in Kuningan, South Jakarta.
According to Sudjadnan, the finance bureau head was Eka Warsita and the treasurer was Putu, who had retired. Sudjadnan was accused of playing an important role in the misappropriation scheme, which caused state losses of Rp 18 billion (US$1.5 million).
