Strike Two for Putehs Team

Abdullah Puteh's attorney has been accused of bribing judges on the judicial panel presiding over his appeal case. A North Sumatra High Court clerk has also been implicated in the scandal.

June 21, 2005

LAST Wednesday, Abdullah Puteh's youngest daughter Nurraudah celebrated her birthday with a book launching at her father's house. Unfortunately, the festivities were interrupted by news that Puteh's lawyer, Teuku Syaifuddin Popon, had been caught red-handed slipping a Rp250 million bribe to a clerk at the High Court in an attempt to influence the outcome of Puteh's appeal case at the court.

Members of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KP

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