Anita Rachman – New evidence has been uncovered in the long-running probe into the Bank Century bailout, antigraft investigators announced on Wednesday.

Busyro Muqoddas, chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), said he would share the agency's findings with the House of Representatives team overseeing the probe.

But he declined to specify what the evidence entailed. "We've offered to reveal the findings to the House in order to bridge any misunderstandings," said Busyro. "We'll reveal everything as it stands."

The KPK has come under fire from lawmakers after failing to uncover evidence of graft in the controversial 2008 bailout of Bank Century. House members allege that the bailout was unwarranted and that the funds were embezzled.

The bank was in danger of collapse after its owners made off with millions, but was saved from collapse with a Rp 6.7 trillion ($780 million) state rescue.

A House oversight team has monitored separate probes into the rescue by the KPK, Attorney General's Office and National Police. In March, lawmakers asked the state auditor to track the bailout funds.

The new evidence will be discussed in a closed-door meeting between KPK officials and members of the House, House Speaker Marzuki Alie said, adding that both sides would compare notes.

"The findings made by the monitoring team will be checked one by one," Marzuki said. "Everything will be cross-checked."

But other legislators doubt the KPK uncovered anything new. Fahri Hamzah, of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), said investigators had already unearthed all relevant documents. The House is now working to make the information public.

"It's actually all there, there's nothing more to hide because it belongs to the public," said Fahri, taking exception to the KPK's closed-door request. "If [the KPK] is now trying to say that there are no [indications of corruption], they should say it openly," he said.

KPK officials said they asked for a private meeting because of the sensitive findings. Chandra Hamzah, a deputy chairman with the KPK, said revealing evidence during an ongoing investigation would "allow certain parties to take advantage of what we discuss."

Fahri said it was in the public's interest to know how the probe was progressing. "I just hope that if they really have new findings, that they make them public," he said.

Two of Bank Century's three owners remain at large. Robert Tantular is serving time for bank fraud, while Hesham al Warraq and Rafat Ali Rizvi were sentenced in absentia to 15 years each for looting the lender.