Bob Hasan's graft trial begins on Sept. 20<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The multimillion dollar graft trial against
\ntimber tycoon and former president Soeharto's golfing buddy,
\nMuhamad \"Bob\" Hasan, will begin on Wednesday next week at the
\nCentral Jakarta District Court, an official said on Monday.<\/p>\n
\"The panel of judges will comprise judges Poerwanto and Ali
\nAkmal Haqy as members and myself as the presiding judge. The over
\n5000-page dossier of the defendant and a 52-page indictment were
\nhanded over by prosecutors on Friday evening,\" head of the
\nCentral Jakarta District Court, Subardi, told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
\"Hasan officially became a defendant when he was put under the
\ncourt's custody on Friday.\"<\/p>\n
The graft has allegedly caused US$75.62 million in state
\nlosses and $168 million in losses to the Indonesian Forest
\nConcessionaires Association.<\/p>\n
The defendant's dossier stated that the primary charge against
\nthe defendant was the violation of Paragraph 1a of Article 1 of
\nthe 1971 Anti-corruption Law, for enriching himself at the
\nstate's expense.<\/p>\n
The article carries a maximum punishment of life imprisonment,
\nwith or without a Rp 30 million fine.<\/p>\n
Coincidentally, the primary charges against Hasan and Soeharto
\nare the same.<\/p>\n
Subardi added that as it would be for the Soeharto trial, the
\ntrial of Bob Hasan would also be held under \"very strict
\nsecurity\" at the Central Jakarta District Court, where seats for
\nthe public would be limited and the press would have to register
\nthemselves at the court for special ID cards to cover the trial.<\/p>\n
\"The date for registration has not been set... it should be a
\nfew days before the initial hearing,\" Subardi said.<\/p>\n
Hasan, who briefly served as the minister of industry and
\ntrade under former president Soeharto, had been detained at the
\nAttorney General's Office since March 28 when he was named a
\nsuspect in the graft case.<\/p>\n
The case centers on a government project to map Indonesia's
\nforests. The project was awarded to Hasan's company, PT Mapindo
\nParama. (ylt)<\/p>",
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