Former regent gets travel ban

Sat, 31 Oct 1998, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Facing charges of embezzling public
funds, former Langkat regent Zulkifli Harahap is seeking the
attorney general's permission to leave the country for medical
treatment in Beijing, Antara reported on Friday.

Anwar Dirham, an official at the North Sumatra provincial
prosecutor's office, said dossiers on Zulkifli had been submitted
to the Stabat District Court for trial in the near future.

Zulkifli, along with Zulpan Hasibuan and Suyitno, two
officials of the Langkat regency administration, are suspected of
embezzling Rp 4 billion (US$570,000) during his tenure from 1993
to 1998.

Zulkifli is being treated in a hospital in Jakarta. (rms)

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