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| Indonesia's Azhar in murder probe | Indonesia's Azhar in murder probe |
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| Indonesian police have detained the country's top anti-corruption official as a suspect in the murder of a prominent business executive. | |
| Antasari Azhar was questioned on Monday as a witness, but police told reporters that based on strong evidence he would now be interrogated as a suspect. | Antasari Azhar was questioned on Monday as a witness, but police told reporters that based on strong evidence he would now be interrogated as a suspect. |
| Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, a former director of a state-owned business, was killed in a drive-by shooting in March. | Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, a former director of a state-owned business, was killed in a drive-by shooting in March. |
| Analysts say the scandal is a huge blow to the Corruption Eradication Agency. | Analysts say the scandal is a huge blow to the Corruption Eradication Agency. |
| The independent agency, known as the KPK, was set up in 2003 to lead a huge push by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in tackling corruption. | The independent agency, known as the KPK, was set up in 2003 to lead a huge push by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in tackling corruption. |
| Mr Azhar has spearheaded the crackdown, including a series of investigations into government officials and institutions. | Mr Azhar has spearheaded the crackdown, including a series of investigations into government officials and institutions. |
| Legal process | Legal process |
| Mr Azhar, 56, was declared a suspect after several hours of questioning at a Jakarta police station on Monday. Police said that Mr Azhar was among nine suspects in detention. | |
| "Today he was interviewed as a witness and after the end of that interrogation, based on strong evidence, he will be interrogated in this investigation as a suspect," said Jakarta's police chief Wahyono, who goes by one name. | "Today he was interviewed as a witness and after the end of that interrogation, based on strong evidence, he will be interrogated in this investigation as a suspect," said Jakarta's police chief Wahyono, who goes by one name. |
| Speaking on Sunday, Mr Azhar said he could not comment on why he had been implicated in the case but said he would "respect the legal process". | Speaking on Sunday, Mr Azhar said he could not comment on why he had been implicated in the case but said he would "respect the legal process". |
| He said he was taking leave of absence to deal with the allegations. | He said he was taking leave of absence to deal with the allegations. |
| Despite recent gains, Indonesia has one of the worst corruption ratings in the world, according to Transparency International. |