July 29, 2008 edition
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July 22, 2008 edition
ALTHOUGH on parole, David Nusa Wijaya, convicted in a BLBI funds case, was still able to go overseas. On Friday last week, after the uproar over his departure to Hong Kong, two immigration officials were ordered to fetch him.
The Attorney General accused the Department of Justice of failing to coordinate the release of the former Bank Umum Servitia (BUS) head who still owes the state more than Rp1 trillion. But the Department of Justice refuted the charge. The Department, said Justice & Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalata, coordinated with the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) when David was to be released. So what actually happened?
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June 24, 2008 edition
Deputy Attorneys General Untung Udji Santoso and Wisnu Subroto can be said to be “counting the days”. The results of tapped telephone conversations recorded by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)—presented in court on Wednesday three weeks ago—elaborated on a plan by the two senior prosecutors to “save” Artalyta Suryani. The businesswoman from Lampung in North Sumatra is alleged to have bribed prosecutor Urip Tri Gunawan. This is the next episode in the “story of prosecutor Urip,” who was caught red-handed by the KPK in early March, carrying Rp6 billion in cash.
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June 17, 2008 edition