TVRI: A Losing Project
THE Probosutedjo case is the best known example of the trading of litigation cases in the Supreme Court. The younger half-brother of former president Suharto admitted to having spent Rp16 billion to win his case, of which Rp5 billion was given to the success team of the Supreme Court.
At present, Probo is in prison, and a number of those involved have already been accused as suspects. The case is causing quite a stir because the names of Chief Justice Bagir Manan and of a number of Supreme Court justices have been mentioned as being involved.
Tempo undertook an investigation on the flow of Probos bribe money within the labyrinth of the final bastion of the national justice system. This bribery case will immediately be handed over to the court.
March 7, 2006
ON September 29, 2005 Harini Wijoso left the Puri Mutiara compound in Cipete, South Jakarta and drove to Jalan Veteran in Central Jakarta. Her car slowly entered the parking space of Bank Rakyat Indonesia, not far from the Supreme Court Building. Harini, 68, remained in the car. She was waiting for Pono Waluyo, a staff member with the Supreme Courts transportation division. Harinis cellular phone started ringing. Pono was calling. There is good n
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