44 candidates treated for food poisoning

JAKARTA: Forty-four prosecutor candidates, attending a training center at the Attorney General's Office, are being treated for food poisoning.

The center's head M. Yamin said on Thursday that nine candidates were rushed to Fatmawati Hospital in South Jakarta after they had dinner on Wednesday evening, while the rest were being treated at the center's dormitory.

"All hospital bills will be covered by the center," Yamin told Antara, adding that the cause of the alleged food poisoning was still being investigated.

The candidates, who will be inaugurated next Tuesday, ate meals provided by a catering company, which often serves the Attorney General's Office.-JP