Roundup at the Rotunda
Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, Kemas Yahya Rahman, and Director of Investigations, Muhammad Salim, were removed from their posts last week. Attorney General Hendarman Supandji said that he will shortly replace scores of investigative prosecutors as well. However, many doubt that Hendarman’s strategy will prove effective. This is the next episode in the case of Urip Tri Gunawan, the so-called Rp6-Billion Prosecutor.
March 25, 2008
ABOUT 10 people had gathered in the meeting room of Attorney General Hendarman Supandji. Five of them, deputy attorneys general, were closely watching at the 2 x 3 meter screen in front of them. Everyone was silent. Hendarman, lips pursed, stared intently at the “list of indiscretions” of Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Kemas Yahya Rahman, who was being “peppered” via video projector. Every so often he nodded his h
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