Indonesia's Widodo tested as anti-graft chief named suspect in tit-for-tat feud


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  • Tuesday, 17 Feb 2015

Chief of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Abraham Samad speaks during a news conference in Jakarta January 26, 2012. REUTERS/Supri

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police named the head of the anti-graft agency a suspect in a corruption case on Tuesday, the latest twist in a tit-for-tat feud between the rival organisations that has presented the new president with his biggest challenge to date.

Hostilities between the police and Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have gone unchecked by President Joko Widodo, whose perceived indecisiveness has dented his popularity and raised questions about his anti-graft credentials in one of Asia's most corrupt countries.

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