Hokiarto a free man -- again

Tue, 27 Apr 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court threw out the
corruption case against businessman Hokiarto on Monday, saying
the prosecutor's indictment was "vague".

The court dismissed similar charges against the 69-year-old
Hokiarto in September 2002 in a case involving state losses of Rp
95.4 billion.

The charges against Hokiarto this time involved his alleged
involvement in a land scam that caused the state Rp 48.7 billion
(US$5.6 million) in losses.

He was alleged to have received a loan from Bukopin Bank and
the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) to buy a plot of land in
Marunda, North Jakarta, in a 1995 land swap deal between Bulog
and PT Goro Batara Sakti, which was owned by former president
Soeharto's son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra and Ricardo Gelael.

Presiding judge Machmud Rohimi told prosecutors to revise the
indictment and refile charges. -- JP

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