Judgment Day for Corruptors (in Aceh)
The Singkil District Court in Aceh has sentenced two corruptors to life imprisonment. But there are still many judges and prosecutors afraid to hand out heavy sentences to these criminals.
August 13, 2002
The news is a shot in the arm for judges and prosecutors, including those tackling the corruption case involving Rp40 billion in Bulog non-budgetary funds at the Central and South Jakarta District Courts. Saturday two weeks ago, the Singkil District Court in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, bounding on North Sumatra, broke a record. The panel of judges under Syamsul Qamar sentenced Edy Penawarta Sembiring and Azhari Tinambunan, accused of corruption
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