Appeals All Round
Beddu Amang has been sentenced to a prison term of two years for his involvement in the Bulog-Goro land swap corruption case. But neither he nor the prosecutor is happy. Both intend to appeal.
November 13, 2001
Sweat was running down his forehead. From time to time he would wipe the nape of his neck with a yellow handker-chief. Maybe the atmosphere last Monday afternoon in the South Jakarta District Court was particularly clammy. Nevertheless, Beddu Amang tried to retain his composure during the final session of the hearing into the corruption case involving the land swap deal between Bulog (the National Logistics Agency) and private firm PT Goro Batara...