Aceh journalist accused of extortion

Aceh journalist accused of extortion

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: An Aceh journalist went on trial on Saturday
for extortion.

During the first day of his trial in the Banda Aceh District
Court, prosecutor Syahnan Tanjung accused the defendant, Armen
bin Hasan, 46, of having extorted money from Syamsuddin Ali, the
head of the Animal Husbandry Office in the Aceh provincial
government.

If found guilty, the defendant -- a journalist with the Menara
Weekly newspaper -- could face a maximum of nine years in jail.
-- Antara