Local govt firm boss jailed for graft

Local govt firm boss jailed for graft

JAMBI: Former managing director of the local government
enterprise PT Jambi Indoguna International, Alven Stony, has been
sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison by the Jambi district
court for graft.

He was found guilty of misappropriating company funds causing
losses loss to the state of Rp 5.6 billion (US$602,000). The
sentence on Monday was more lenient than the five-year term
demanded by prosecutors.

Alven said he would appeal his case to a higher court because
he did not feel in the least bit guilty.

"The one responsible for the collapse of the company is Chalik
Saleh, chief commissioner of the company and secretary of the
Jambi provincial administration, because he had given guarantee
for using the funds. I'm only a victim," Alven said. --JP