Sail of the Century
It is almost two years now since material evidence in the guise of a cruise vessel sailed off into the sunset. As a result, the trial of the falsification of the vessel’s purchase and sale documents, is still securely tied up in a legal dry dock.
January 30, 2001
Borrowing material evidence like a motorcar or a motorcycle from the police or the public prosecutor may be a common thing. But what if the material evidence in a criminal case is a pleasure boat? That is exactly what happened to the cruise vessel Putri Bali (Bali Princess) at the Denpasar District Court, Bali.
The white-painted 27-ton Indonesian-flagged vessel, valued at A$129,000 (almost Rp700million at a rate of Rp5,400 to the Australian dol
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