Man to face trial for fraud

Man to face trial for fraud

JAMBI, Jambi: The high court will begin the trial of a businessman suspected of embezzling Rp 1.2 billion (US$545,000) in reforestation funds.

Earlier, the district court refused to try HT alias Apai, 43, because it considered the dossier invalid. But the prosecutors appealed.

"The high court will open the trial soon, possibly at the end of the month," said chief of the high court Soekirno as quoted by Antara.

Apai, a timber tycoon, is charged of evading taxes that caused the state to lose Rp 1.2 billion. (pan)