The Slap on the Wrist
Are the courts finally taking a stand against corrupt judges? A light sentence issued against one of their number suggests they are not.
April 30, 2002
Judge Fauzatulo Zendrato is the first judge in more than a decade, to be convicted of accepting bribes. On April 22, the Central Jakarta District Court sentenced Zendrato to one year in prison. The judicial panel, chaired by Bambang Sriwulan, also ordered Zendrato to return Rp200 million in illegal payments to PT Surabaya Industrial Estate Rungkut.
The court pronounced Zendrato guilty of accepting Rp550 million in bribes from the company to
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