3 Mar 2015

Former Papua governor detained for graft

1:25 pm on 3 March 2015

Indonesia's anti-corruption agency has detained a former governor of Papua province over alleged corrupt dealings related to power projects in the region.

Indonesia's Papua region: the provinces of West Papua and Papua

Indonesia's Papua region: the provinces of West Papua and Papua Photo: RNZ

Indonesia's Antara news agency reports Barnabus Suebu was among three people detained by the Corruption Eradication Commission over multi-million dollar losses incurred over the Mamberamo River and Erumka projects in 2009 and 2010.

The head of the mining and energy service of Papua province has also been detained.