The suspect identified only as SA, who has been a law fugitive was arrested in Manado, North Sulawesi, and was already flown to Biak on Wednesday morning by plane.
SA, who was a contractor for the Supiori maritime and fishery service, was charged with fictitious procurement of speedboat for the maritime and fishery service.
He will be detained in the Biak detention house for 20 days as from Sept 11, head of the district prosecution office I Made Jaya Ardhana said.
Made said the arrest of SA could bring the corruption case to the open and to arrests of more suspects.
He said SA is expected to be cooperative in giving information to his investigators.
The Biak district prosecution office also had two other suspects, FR and FE both, civil servants in the same case.
(H-ASG/B003)
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