17:25, February 26, 2013
The head of Indonesia's ruling party has stepped down a day after the nation's anti-corruption agency singled him out as a suspect in a graft investigation, according to Al Jazeera. The Corruption Eradication Commission accused Anas Urbaningrum, Chairman of the Democratic Party, of receiving illegal payments in connection with a sports complex construction project.
The sports complex under investigation is valued at $122 million. While the Commission did not specify exactly what types of payments were made, media reports indicate Urbaningrum received a car worth $75,000, according to the Washington Post. According to auditors, up to $25 million was lost to the state due to irregularities in the complex construction deal.
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