Corrupt official escapes sentence

Corrupt official escapes sentence

BANDAR LAMPUNG: Kotabumi subdistrict chief Darmajaya Yusuf, who was sentenced to one-year in jail and fined Rp 50 million for embezzling the administration of Rp 125 million, has escaped and is fleeing from police.

First Insp. Siregar of the Kotabumi Police station, said eight police officers had been chasing him for a week, but the convicted official was still at large.

He regretted that Siregar escaped the sentence, because he was not in custody when his case went to trial.

In addition to the jail sentence and fine, Siregar was also ordered to return the money.

The public has accused the court and the local prosecutor's office of giving special treatment to the official during his trial. --JP