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MP admits taking bribes

An Indonesian lawmaker who said he received money after voting for a senior central banker has become a political sensation.

Agus Condro Prayitno, 46, of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, told the Corruption Eradication Commission that he and some other legislators had received 500 million rupiah ($54,620) each after Miranda Goeltom was elected senior central bank deputy governor in 2004.