JAKARTA (Indonesia Today) – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) believes health condition of bribe suspect Hartati Murdaya is not as bad as her lawyer’s claim. Hartati’s lawyer revealed that the businesswoman was so afraid of dying in the detention center.
KPK spokesperson Johan Budi SP said doctors have conducted medical evaluation on Hartati, a former advisor of President SBY’s Demokrat Party. “Examination shown she only suffered cramps,” said Budi.
KPK said that to respond a statement from Tumbur SImanjuntak, Hartati’s lawyer, who said that his client’s health condition is already in an alarming stage since KPK detained the lady. “Please, help me! Don’t let me die here. That’s what she said,” Tumbur quoted Hartati on Friday (Sept 14).
Tumbur said Hartati’s health condition worsened and started to spread to her heart problem.
KPK has on Wednesday (Sept 12) detained Hartati after almost eight hours of examination in a graft case. Hartati was brought by KPK detention vehicle to the East Jakarta Detention Center. The businesswoman is alleged of bribing Buol Regent Amran Batalipu to protect her business interest in the area.
On the wheelchair, Hartati explained that she has never bribed anyone, and claimed that she was betrayed by his director, who actually bribed the Buol Regent and using her name. Hartati revealed that the saddest thing is, there are a lot of people depending on her. ???There are a lot of people depend on me. I just want this trouble to be over soon,??