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        "msgid": "akbar-reported-to-police-for-libel-1447893297",
        "date": "2003-02-27 00:00:00",
        "title": "Akbar reported to police for libel",
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        "summary": "Akbar reported to police for libel JAKARTA: Former Golkar deputy secretary-general Muchyar Yara reported Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung to the police on Wednesday for defamation. Muchyar, who was fired by Akbar in February 2002, said Akbar had accused him of influencing the Jakarta High Court, which decided to uphold Akbar's three-year jail term for corruption. \"That is not true, the allegation tarnishes my reputation,\" Muchyar was quoted was Antara as saying.",
        "content": "<p>Akbar reported to police for libel<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA: Former Golkar deputy secretary-general Muchyar Yara<br>\nreported Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung to the police on<br>\nWednesday for defamation.<\/p>\n<p>Muchyar, who was fired by Akbar in February 2002, said Akbar<br>\nhad accused him of influencing the Jakarta High Court, which<br>\ndecided to uphold Akbar&apos;s three-year jail term for corruption.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;That is not true, the allegation tarnishes my reputation,&quot;<br>\nMuchyar was quoted was Antara as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Muchyar said he had sent a letter to Akbar in early February<br>\nasking him to clarify his statement but until now Akbar, who is<br>\nalso the House Speaker, had not responded.<\/p>\n<p>The Jakarta High Court upheld in January Akbar&apos;s three-year<br>\nprison sentence imposed by the Central Jakarta District Court for<br>\nhis role in a Rp 40 billion (US$4.7 million) financial scandal<br>\ninvolving the State Logistics Agency (Bulog).<\/p>\n<p>Akbar, who has consistently maintained his innocence, is free<br>\npending an appeal to the Supreme Court. --Antara<\/p>",
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