Aceh victims gets aid<\/p>\n
BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Some 9,000 Acehnese have received a total of Rp
\n21 billion (about US$2.3 million) in state aid as compensation
\nfor the violence they endured during decades of fighting between
\nAceh rebels and government forces, a local official said on
\nTuesday.<\/p>\n
Aceh's head of the People and Nation's Protection Body,
\nSyarifuddin Latief, said his office had registered about 11,000
\nvictims and so far 9,000 of them had received aid, he said.<\/p>\n
Each victim, or the family of deceased victims, is entitled to
\nRp 3 million in diyat (compensation).<\/p>\n
The money, being provided by the provincial and central
\ngovernments, is transferred directly to the bank accounts of the
\nrecipients, Syarifuddin said.<\/p>\n
The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has been fighting for
\nindependence for the natural resource-rich province since 1976.
\nAbout 10,000 people have died in the conflict. A peace accord
\nsigned by GAM and the Indonesian government last year has raised
\nhopes of a lasting peace. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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\nGreater-Lampung-council
\nDeputy speakers sentenced to jail
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Deputy speakers sentenced to jail<\/p>\n
BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A high court here sentenced on Tuesday
\ntwo deputy speakers of the Lampung legislative council to over a
\nyear in prison each on corruption charges.<\/p>\n
Deputy speaker M. Jimo of the Golkar Party and Dancik Ibrahim
\nof the National Mandate Party (PAN) were found guilty of drawing
\nmonthly salaries from their previous civil servant posts while at
\nthe same time collecting their salaries as councillors.<\/p>\n
Presiding judge Darlan Nasution said this was not an example
\nof a bureaucratic mix-up but a plain case of corruption.<\/p>\n
The court ordered the two men to pay a fine of Rp 50 million
\n(about US$5,600) each and compensation of Rp 2.21 million.<\/p>\n
The sentencing overturned a lower court ruling that the two
\nmen be given two years probation, which would have allowed them
\nto avoid jail unless they committed the same crime during their
\nprobation period.<\/p>\n
Government officials in many other regions have been brought
\nto court on corruption charges. House of Representatives Speaker
\nAkbar Tanjung was sentenced to three years in prison last year,
\nbut remains free pending an appeal to the Supreme Court. --
\nAntara<\/p>\n
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\nGreater-Bandung-suspect-reporter
\nPolice named suspect for beating reporter
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Police named suspect for beating reporter<\/p>\n
BANDUNG: Three members of the riot police were declared suspects
\nin the assault on a photo journalist from leading local daily
\nPikiran Rakyat during a violent student demonstration last month.<\/p>\n
Bandung Police chief Snr. Comr. Hendra Sumana said the three
\nofficers would be charged with minor assault, which carries a
\nmaximum jail sentence of five years. The names of the suspects
\nwere not released.<\/p>\n
\"We declared them suspects based on statements from 27 of our
\ncolleagues and reporters who witnessed the incident,\" said Hendra
\non Monday.<\/p>\n
Pikiran Rakyat photo journalist Dudi Sugandi sustained
\ninjuries to his head and right shoulder when police scuffled with
\nsome 5,000 students during a protest on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n
The suspects allegedly ignored Dudi's press card when it was
\nshown to them. They also seized his camera, which has still not
\nbeen returned. -- JP<\/p>",
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