Judge reported for corruption

Judge reported for corruption

JAKARTA: After filing a complaint with the city police last
weekend, a lawyer reported a South Jakarta District Court judge,
Torang Tampubolon, to the Supreme Court on Monday for alleged
extortion.

"We demand the Supreme Court immediately investigate the
case," Wawan Iriawan, lawyer for PT Satya Teguh Persada, said at
the court building.

He added that he had strong evidence to support the
allegations, including a receipt for a cellular phone that was
bought for Tampubolon. He also had a witness who had handed over
the phone to the judge.

The judge was handling a commercial case dispute involving PT
Satya Teguh Persada and PT Asri Kencana Gemilang.

The lawyer said that after his client granted the judge's
request to buy him a cell phone, the judge asked for Rp 3 billion
in exchange for a ruling in favor of the company. The request was
rejected and PT Satya Teguh Persada eventually lost the case.--JP