Same Case, Different Verdict

The Supreme Court has freed Joko Tjandra, but sentenced Pande Lubis. In the interest of justice, the Bank Bali case must be reopened.

March 16, 2004

THE Supreme Court's rulings on corruption case appeals are often unpredictable. After startling many with the decision to free Akbar Tandjung, the Supreme Court has now decided to sentence former IBRA deputy chairman Pande Lubis, who was involved in the Bank Bali case. It is as if there were no discernable standard the Supreme Court uses in implementing the law: Pande Lubis was sentenced to four years in jail, but the Supreme Court freed

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