The case is just one example of how the law can be bought. Suhendra Setiawan, alias Beben, 36, took the stand at the Jambi District Court as the suspect in a hit-and-run incident. Beben, an `illegal' taxi driver usually operating at Hotel Harisman in Jambi, faces charges of manslaughter for negligently causing the death of another motorist (under Article 359 of the Criminal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment).

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