Governor Puteh talks to Constitution judge

Governor Puteh talks to Constitution judge

JAKARTA: Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Governor Abdullah Puteh held
a brief discussion with a Constitutional Court judge on Friday to
complain about the use of retroactivity in the country's legal
system.

"He did not specifically say that he would bring a
constitutional challenge, and I am aware of the fact that he is
being investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission,"
Judge Abdul Mukhtie Fajar said.

Puteh, who has been accused of marking up the price of a
Russian helicopter in 2002 thereby defrauding the state of some
Rp 6 billion, declined to talk to the press after the meeting.

He is slated to be go on trial in December before the new
Anticorruption Court established under Law No. 30/2002 on the
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The mark-up, however,
allegedly occurred some time in 2001. -- JP