Budget Fixer's Empty Promises

A Golkar politician took a businessman's bribe, then did not live up to his end of the bargain. Now the latter wants revenge.

May 7, 2013

Hawik Willy Maruto, a former special staffer to Golkar representative Eko Sarjono Putro, spoke openly. At Cipta Inti Parmindo CEO Yudi Setiawan's office in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, he recounted how he had received Rp9.3 billion from his host.

It was January 2011, and Hawik was unaware that the man he was talking to was recording their conversation. In the seven-minute, ten-second recording, Hawik reveals the role Eko played in the deal. Tempo

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