Indonesian legislator Adang Daradjatun, a former deputy chief of the National Police, is continuing to refuse to cooperate with investigators hunting for his fugitive wife, Nunun Nurbaeti.

Adang, from the religious-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), confirmed that Nunun had sent him a text message on Idul Fitri, the celebration at the end of Ramadan that fell on Wednesday.

"Minal aidin wal faizin" was the content of the SMS, Adang told Detik.com after Idul Fitri prayers at National Police headquarters.

The message is a traditional Muslim apology and request for forgiveness for any sins that he or she may have committed. He refused, however, to give the phone number to reporters, which could reveal in which country Nunun is hiding.

Nunun is wanted for the bribery of legislators in the selection of a senior central bank official.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigation into the scandal – which highlighted the depth of corruption within Indonesia's notorious House of Representatives (DPR) – has all but stalled as the antigraft agency attempts to track Nunun.

Adang has repeatedly refused to say where his wife is, arguing it was "the duty" of KPK to find Nunun. For a long time, she was believed to be in Singapore supposedly seeking treatment for a disease that caused memory loss, but authorities have said she traveled to Thailand and Cambodia as well.