In another blow to the credibility of the General Elections Commission, the AGO announced on Monday that KPU chief Abdul Hafiz Anshary was named a suspect in a forgery case in August.

Attorney General's Office (AGO) spokesman Nurrokhmat told The Jakarta Post on Monday that the AGO received a letter from the National Police on August 15 that named Abdul a suspect in the case.

Abdul and fellow KPU commissioners I Gede Putu Artha, Endang Sulastri, Syamsul Bahri and Abdul Aziz were accused of falsifying a letter verifying the results of the 2009 legislative election for the constituency of West Halmahera, North Maluku.

Muhammad Syukur Mandar, a candidate for the seat from the People's Conscience Partry (Hanura), previously told the House of Representatives working committee on election fraud that Abdul and his fellow KPU members gave false information to the Constitutional Court on a dispute over the final results of the legislative election in the constituency.

Abdul's phone was apparently inactive and he did not respond to calls or messages requesting comment sent by the Post on Monday.

News that Abdul had been named a suspect in an election-related fraud case came as a surprise, as the police have declined to name another KPU member, Andi Nurpati, a suspect in a high-profile forgery case pertaining another legislative election dispute in South Sulawesi.