Book on Akbar's graft case withdrawn<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: A book detailing the alleged role of House of
\nRepresentatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung in the Rp 40 billion graft
\nscandal of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has been withdrawn
\nfrom sale by its publisher, Akbar's lawyer said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Lawyer Amir Syamsuddin said the withdrawal of the book, titled
\nAbdurrahmangate, Akbargate, Megaskandal, started on Tuesday after
\nAkbar's legal team filed a complaint against the publisher and
\nauthors on July 15.<\/p>\n
\"The complaint was based on the fact that they had used Pak
\nAkbar's picture on the book's cover without consent.<\/p>\n
\"We have no problem with the content of the book, however the
\nuse of my client's picture is the real issue of our complaint,\"
\nAmir said, adding that he had received a formal apology from the
\npublisher and authors.<\/p>\n
Akbar and two other defendants are accused of misusing Bulog's
\nnonbudgetary funds, which were allocated to feed the poor in
\n1999.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors have demanded that Akbar serve a four-year jail
\nterm. Judges have not yet issued a verdict in the case, while
\nAkbar insists he is innocent.--AFP<\/p>",
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