AGO clarifies

AGO clarifies

With reference to your news story titled Attorney General
Rachman under fire for lavish party published in The Jakarta Post
on June 15, the following is conveyed to avoid confusion on the
part of the public:
* It is not true that the wedding party for the daughter of
Attorney General H. M.A. Rachman SH was a lavish one. The wedding
party, which was held in accordance with the Acehnese tradition,
was very festive as the number of guests exceeded the number of
invitation cards issued.
* Many of the guests came without any invitation cards. These
especially included staff members from the prosecutor's offices
in areas where M.A. Rachman had previously been posted, and also
from other regions, as M.A. Rachman has always been close to his
subordinates.

The wedding party itself was not as expensive as was alleged
in the press.

BARMAN ZAHIR

Head of the Center

for Legal Information

Attorney General's Office

Jakarta