Regent faces jail for graft<\/p>\n
KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Prosecutors have demanded that
\nKendari Regent Razak Porosi be sentenced to three years in prison
\nfor corruption involving almost Rp 300 million.<\/p>\n
Reading out a 90-page indictment, prosecutor Antonius Sudiarto
\ntold the Kendari District Court on Wednesday that the defendant
\nmust also pay a Rp 30 million fine if found guilty in the ongoing
\ntrial.<\/p>\n
The regent was guilty of misusing his power by amassing state
\nfunds for his and his cronies' personal gain, he alleged.<\/p>\n
Razak has been accused of collecting as much as Rp 289.3
\nmillion in donations from local businesspeople and others between
\n1993 and 1998 to fund state ceremonies related to national
\nholidays and social activities in Kendari.<\/p>\n
Antonius said the donations were made despite the fact his
\nadministration had allocated funds for those events from its
\nbudget.<\/p>\n
The regent was also blamed for the management of the funds,
\nwhich the prosecutor said should have been the responsibility of
\nevent committees.<\/p>\n
During Wednesday's trial presided over by judge M. Hoesni
\nSulaiman, the defendant, wearing his official uniform, looked
\ncalm.<\/p>\n
In response to the demands, the regent's lawyers said their
\nclient understood the charges and would enter its defense at the
\nnext hearing date on March 6. --Antara<\/p>",
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