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        "id": 1256007,
        "msgid": "chief-councillor-charged-with-graft-1447893297",
        "date": "2002-05-02 00:00:00",
        "title": "Chief councillor charged with graft",
        "author": null,
        "source": "",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Chief councillor charged with graft BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The speaker of Tenggamus regency legislative council, Muaz Munziri, has been named a suspect in a corruption case involving Rp 700 million in loans for local farmers. Head of Lampung Prosecutor's Office I Putu Kusa said on Tuesday the charge was based on testimonies by three witnesses from the Prinsewu branch of Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), which disbursed the loans.",
        "content": "<p>Chief councillor charged with graft<\/p>\n<p>BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The speaker of Tenggamus regency<br>\nlegislative council, Muaz Munziri, has been named a suspect in a<br>\ncorruption case involving Rp 700 million in loans for local<br>\nfarmers.<\/p>\n<p>Head of Lampung Prosecutor's Office I Putu Kusa said on<br>\nTuesday the charge was based on testimonies by three witnesses<br>\nfrom the Prinsewu branch of Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), which<br>\ndisbursed the loans.<\/p>\n<p>He said that according to the witnesses -- Kamrus, Ngalimin<br>\nand Rahmat -- Muaz refused to repay Rp 700 million of the Rp 1.4<br>\nbillion fund BRI disbursed to a village cooperatives unit led by<br>\nthe suspect.<\/p>\n<p>\"They admit having tried to collect the debt on many<br>\noccasions, but Muaz always tried to evade them,\" Kusa said.<\/p>\n<p>The money was allegedly embezzled by Muaz, who had also been<br>\ninvolved in a separate graft case in which he collected between<br>\nRp 30,000 and Rp 50,000 from those wanting to obtain certificates<br>\nfor their land in the forest.<\/p>\n<p>However, none of them have received the promised documents.<br>\n--JP<\/p>",
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