Who Let Akbar Out?
The decision to free the DPR speaker despite charges in the Bulog corruption case raises more questions than answers over judicial influence as his co-defendants linger in prison.
April 16, 2002
How did Akbar Tandjung get out of jail? Although the case already ranks as one of the biggest corruption trials in Indonesias legal history, the Central Jakarta District Court had no problems releasing the parliamentary speaker from detention despite many legal contradictions.
Although Tandjung himself seemed baffled by the release, he has reason to smile. After spending almost two months in a detention cell at the Attorney Generals Office, Akbar
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