The National Police revealed on Monday that Djoko had admitted to paying off Brig. Gen. Prasetyo Utomo and Insp. Gen. Napoleon Bonaparte.

 “[Djoko] admitted to giving a certain amount of money to the officials,” National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Awi Setiyono Awi said as quoted by tempo.co.

He declined to provide further details as the investigation is ongoing.

“[We] examined when, where and to whom this money was given. We cannot reveal everything we’ve discovered so far, especially regarding the amount, because the [investigation] is still underway.”

Earlier this month, the National Police named both Prasetyo and Napoleon suspects for allegedly accepting bribes in return for assisting Djoko.

Napoleon was previously removed from his post as the National Police’s head of international relations unit for his alleged involvement in removing Djoko’s red notice status, allowing the graft convict to freely enter the country despite being on the most-wanted list since 2009.

Brig. Gen. Nugroho Wibowo was also removed from his position as the National Central Bureau (NCB) - Interpol Indonesia secretary in relation to Djoko’s red notice status. However, he has not been named a suspect in the case.

Meanwhile, Prasetyo, who served as head of the Civil Servant Investigator Supervisory and Coordination Bureau, stands accused of issuing a letter that allowed Djoko to travel within the country.

After being at large for 11 years, Djoko — a graft convict of the high-profile Bank Bali corruption case in 1998 — was arrested in Malaysia on July 30. He fled the country after being sentenced to two year in imprison in 2009 and ordered to return Rp 546 billion (US$54 million) to the state.

Djoko’s lawyer Anita Kolopaking and prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari have also been named suspects for allegedly helping Djoko while he was on the run. (syk)