Corruption fighter dies at 55

JAKARTA: The acting director of the anticorruption division at the city police headquarters, Sr. Comr. Muchrawi Effendi, 55, died on Tuesday at 3 a.m. at Graha Medika Hospital in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta.

"He had been sick for a long time," said National Police deputy spokesman Sr. Comr. Zainuri Lubis, who did not name Muchrawi's illness.

Muchrawi had served as the director of the anticorruption division for nine months, replacing Brig. Gen. Bakat Purwanto, who was killed last year in an aerial accident when the aircraft he was flying in attempted a crash landing on the Jagorawi toll road in East Jakarta.

While in office, Muchrawi handled high-profile cases, including the alleged embezzlement of a wealth report from Attorney General M.A. Rachman and the alleged bribery case implicating members of the House of Representatives Commission IX for financial affairs. Both cases are still under police investigation.--JP