Yusril in the Line of Fire
The case of suspected corruption in the Corporate Identity Administration System or Sisminbakum dragged in former Justice & Human Rights Minister, Yusril Ihza Mahendra. Even though this former head of the Crescent Star Party insists he never received funds from the system’s operator, namely PT Sarana Rekatama Dinamika, the Attorney General’s Office claims to have “ammunition” which could turn this constitutional law expert into a suspect.
November 25, 2008
THE questioning ended just before midnight. From a room on the first floor of the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), Yusril Ihza Mahendra, 52, calmly stepped outside. On Thursday last week, this man who played the role of Admiral Cheng Ho—the famous Chinese commander in the film Admiral Cheng Ho—looked exhausted. Scores of reporters immediately closed in to interview him. A few moments later, as he got into his black Volvo sedan, Tempo approa
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