The Bane of Corruptors and Drug Dealers
He strikes fear into the hearts of those convicted in corruption and drug cases for his record of increasing sentences at the Supreme Court. He strongly criticized the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for withdrawing an appeal request that it had submitted.
January 7, 2014
Three senior judges had gathered in a meeting room adjacent to Artidjo Alkostar's office. On that Wednesday, 20 November, the three were conferring to reach a verdict in a case which had been in the public spotlight: the corruption case involving Angelina Sondakh, a member of the House of Representatives (DPR) for the Democratic Party. The initial trial and the appeals court had sentenced the mother of one son and former Miss Indonesia to four-and
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