Wa Ode Nurhayati's budget committee saga turns ugly.

Byline: Bagus BT Saragih, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

A member of the House of Representatives' budget committee, Wa Ode Nurhayati, who is now a graft suspect, accused Golkar politician Nudirman Munir on Tuesday of having targeted her for extortion during his tenure as a member of the House's ethics council.

Nurhayati, from the National Mandate Party (PAN), said that a staffer working for Nudirman approached her in July and "offered a deal" that would allow her to escape the council.

"A woman claiming to be Nudirman's aide came to my house early one morning. Everybody at my house was aware of her presence. She told me I should meet with Nudirman if I wanted …