Former senior politician in the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Suripto disclosed the identify of controversial figure Bunda Putri in Jakarta on Wednesday, saying that Bunda Putri was the wife of the director general of horticulture at the Ministry of Agriculture, Hasanuddin Ibrahim.

"Yes, the director general," Suripto said at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as quoted by kompas.com, when he was about to be questioned on his capacity as a witness in a corruption case on beef imports.

Suripto also said that although he knew the identity of Bunda Putri, he had never communicated with either her or Hasanuddin. Suripto claimed to also not know a businessman named Sengman Tjahja, who has been mentioned as a confidant as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

The names of both Bunda Putri and Sengman arose during the trial of Ahmad Fathanah, a suspect in the beef import quota case. Bunda Putri was said to be a close acquaintance of Yudhoyono.

The KPK has thus far not yet scheduled to question Bunda Putri. The commission summoned Sengman for questioning on Tuesday, but he failed to show up.