AGO to review Akbar verdict

AGO to review Akbar verdict

MEDAN: The Attorney General's Office is considering filing a
judicial review against the Supreme Court's verdict that
acquitted Golkar chairman and House Speaker Akbar Tandjung of all
corruption charges.

"The team that studies the case will soon decide whether or
not to file a judicial review," Deputy Attorney General for
Special Crimes Iswahyudi told reporters in Medan, North Sumatra,
on Friday.

Iswahyudi said the team, which consists of 13 prosecutors and
legal experts, was examining the case.

Last month, the Supreme Court acquitted Akbar of all charges
in graft case, overturning the lower courts' verdicts.

The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced Akbar to three
years in jail for his role in a graft case involving Rp 40
billion (US$4.7 million) of the State Logistics Agency allocated
for a rice-for-poor program.

The Supreme Court argued that Akbar was merely following the
instruction of his then superior former president B.J. Habibie,
even though the funds were never used to buy basic commodities.
-- Antara