Verdict
The Mayor’s Days Are Numbered
Monday, October 23, 2000
The Supreme Court has sentenced Zuiyen Rais, Mayor of Padang, to 10 months in jail. But Zuiyen has not officially been told yet and is still in his post.
arsip tempo : 173490483214.
Zuiyen Rais is in the hot seat but he still has a job—for a few days anyway. The mayor of the West Sumatra capital Padang will soon have to leave his post, following a judicial review on a corruption case he thought he had won. The Supreme Court has now overruled the verdict. On September 25 it sentenced the 60-year-old mayor to a 10-month jail term. Chief judge Soeharso and his colleagues concluded that Zuiyen had embezzled government fund
...
Subscribe to continue reading.
We craft news with stories.
For the benefits of subscribing to Digital Tempo, See More
