Anita Rachman & Rizky Amelia – In his first comments since the arrest of his wife, graft suspect Nunun Nurbaetie, politician and former police general Adang Daradjatun called for other people connected to the case to be named suspects, including former Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Miranda Goeltom.

Adang, who spoke at a press conference at his home in South Jakarta, said he regretted that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) had so far only declared his wife a suspect in the case, which involves the bribery of lawmakers for the election of Miranda to the central bank in 2004.

"I don't want this case to be limited," said Adang, a lawmaker for the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and a former deputy chief of the National Police.

He played a recording that he said was of a conversation he had with four KPK investigators in December 2010. "At that time, it was said that the status of [Nunun] was the same as that of Arie Malangjudo: in the words of the investigators, they were couriers," Adang said.

Arie works for Nunun and had distributed traveler's checks to lawmakers who were to vote in the BI selection process. Nunun allegedly distributed traveler's checks worth Rp 24 billion ($2.7 million) to lawmakers to get them to vote for Miranda. A total of 28 people who at the time were lawmakers have been convicted for graft, while two died before facing trial.

Nunun had been on the run since February and was arrested by Thai police in Bangkok on Wednesday. She was repatriated on Saturday.

In Adang's recording, the investigators also referred to Miranda as "the motivator in the case." However, even though Miranda has been questioned by the KPK several times, she has not been declared a suspect.

Denny Indrayana, the deputy minister for justice and human rights, said the government had imposed a travel ban on Miranda, effective from Monday night.

In an apparent attempt at denying Miranda's claim that she only knew Nunun as a fellow socialite from parties and other gatherings, Adang also showed a photograph of Miranda, his wife and himself. He did not say at what occasion the photo was taken.

Golkar Party lawmaker Bambang Soesatyo also came to Nunun's defense, pointing out that she was not the one who was elected to the central bank. "The one who has the motive, the one who enjoyed the position, is Miranda," Bambang said.

He also said that in graft cases, both those who pay and those who accept the bribe should face legal charges, adding that the case seemed to have been constructed to protect Miranda. Nunun's lawyer, Ina Rachman, also said that Miranda should be named a suspect.

But KPK spokesman Johan Budi called on Adang to name the businessman who bought the traveler's checks that his wife had distributed. "Nunun should also provide that information," Johan said. "We will investigate, whoever it is."

A total of 480 traveler's checks were bought by Bank Artha Graha from Bank Internasional Indonesia at the request of palm oil firm First Mujur Plantation and Industry for the payment of land purchased for a plantation in North Sumatra. But they somehow made their way to Nunun.

[Additional reporting from Antara.]