Weak Charges and a Risky Article
The prosecutor charged Antasari Azhar with committing premeditated murder. A stack of evidence, from Rhani’s testimony, a recording of his complaints about the victim’s exploits, and a video recording of his meeting with Senior Police Commissioner Williardi Wizar, will be brought forward in court. Some people feel the charge is ambiguous.
October 13, 2009
FOUR months in detention has not changed Antasari Azhar. He keeps his hair and thick moustache neatly groomed. On Thursday last week, from a 2x3-meter detention cell at the South Jakarta District Court, he smiled at scores of reporters, photographers and television cameramen who fought to get close to him. “You’ve gained weight,” he told one reporter he recognized. Antasari, the suspended Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (K
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