Attorney chief replaced

Attorney chief replaced

UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The chief of the South Sulawesi
Prosecutor's Office, Gagoek Soebagyanto, has been replaced in the
middle of a politically charged corruption investigation of a
senior Golkar politician.

Gagoek confirmed on Friday that he had received a letter from
Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib, dated Dec. 9, informing him of
his dismissal.

Bachtiar Fahri Nasution, currently the chief of the Aceh
Prosecutor's Office, has been appointed to take his place.

Gagoek, whose term was not scheduled to end until next March,
had been investigating Golkar representative Nurdin Khalid over
allegations of corruption.

His office has been investigating the disappearance of Rp 115
billion (US$15.3 million) from the administration's clove trading
fund. (Jupriadi/01)