Judge, prosecutor investigated

Judge, prosecutor investigated

DILI, East Timor: The district court and the public
prosecutor's office are investigating a judge and a prosecutor
suspected of taking bribes from two men on trial for corruption
charges.

"A team of investigators are collecting evidence and the two
law enforcers will be brought to court once we have enough
evidence to charge them," the head of the district court,
Antonius Lotto Runggu, said here yesterday.

He said the two suspects, identified as Judge Yosef Hendrik
Thenu and prosecutor B. Sudiro Husodo, will not be arrested until
sufficient evidence of their crime is obtained.

He added that the two law officials were handling several
cases, including the corruption cases.

They were investigated following a claim made by Hendro
Susetyo and Junaedi, the two defendants in the corruption case
handled by the suspects, that they had been asked to pay Rp 10
million (US$4,500) and Rp 14 million respectively if they wanted
to be acquitted. (yac/rms)