PKS President Detained On Graft Charge

Jakarta, Jan 31 (ANTARA) - Luthfi Hasan Ishaq officially announced his resignation on Thursday as president of the Islamic Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) moments before he was driven to a detention house of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPk) on graft charge. Luthfi made a brief press conference after 7 hours long interrogations by KPK investigators about his role in the graft case. Tuesday night KPK arrested four people with Rp1 billion on alleged attempt to bribe a lawmaker identified as LHI or Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq. KPK spokesman Johan Budi said KPK had evidence the money was to be given to Luthfi, who denied the allegation. In the press conference this evening Luthfi said," it is part of political struggle. PKS must continue to grow with or without me."