From Fame to Jail

Elza Syarief has been detained, suspected of bribing three witnesses in the Tommy Suharto case. Was this because the defense her fellow lawyers offered Elza put police in a difficult position?

May 14, 2002

FAME and guile are sometimes difficult to separate. This reality, not unusual in the world of lawyers, would also seem to apply to Elza Syarief, at least according to police suspicions. This defender of Tommy Suharto, a lawyer for 16 years, has been detained at police headquarters since Monday night last week. Elza, 45, is suspected of having bribed three security guards at Cemara Apartments so they would commit perjury in Tommy's trial.

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