DPA/Jakarta

Indonesian police released a top anti-corruption official yesterday, the day after detaining him over an old perjury case that many believe was fabricated.
The arrest of Bambang Widjojanto, deputy chairman of the Corruption Eradiction Commission (KPK), triggered a public outcry and prompted concerned citizens to mobilise online to demand his release.
Hundreds gathered all night outside the commission headquarters in central Jakarta to show support for the agency.
The arrest came a week after the announcement that it would investigate the new nominee for police chief Budi Gunawan over 57bn rupiah ($4.5mn) that he apparently received from a private company in 2005-06.
“We have to strengthen solidarity and unity considering that there are forces that are trying to sabotage KPK,” Bambang told supporters after his release in the early hours of yesterday. Bambang was accused of pressuring witnesses when he was a defence lawyer in an election dispute case in 2010. His arrest sparked speculation of an inter-gency feud.
Police said Bambang remained a suspect and would be questioned again tomorrow. They denied any vendetta against the anti-corruption agency, saying they had new evidence to charge him.
President Joko Widodo nominated Budi for the top police job last month, but suspended the nomination for the enquiry.
The appointment raised questions about Joko’s determination to fight corruption, a key campaign promise.
Bambang’s legal trouble is the latest in what many see as a attempt to sabotage the KPK by forces threatened by its vigorous anti-corruption drive.
Last week, photos apparently showing KPK chairman Abrahan Samad kissing the winner of the 2014 Miss Indonesia pageant circulated online, in what was widely seen as a smear campaign.
Joko on Friday called on the police and KPK to follow due procedure and avoid “friction,” but many criticised his comments as “waffle.”
The powerful anti-graft commission has prosecuted former ministers, governors, legislators and central bank chiefs, with a conviction rate of nearly 100% since it was established in 2003.
Indonesia ranked 107th out of 175 countries in the 2014 corruption perception index released by Transparency International, with number one the least corrupt.