Military chief bullied, gun seized

Military chief bullied, gun seized

JAYAPURA, Papua: Karubaga military chief Second Lt. Pudjo was
bullied on Thursday by a group of civilians who then seized his
FN pistol in the area of Bulakme, Jayawijaya regency, Papua
province, officials said.

Trikora Military Commander Maj. Gen. Nurdin Zainal confirmed
the incident that injured the victim.

The incident took place after Pudjo, who was driving to
Wamena, was stopped by a group of men who asked for money, Nurdin
said, but added that the victim refused to give them any.

On his way back from Wamena to Baruga, Pudjo was again stopped
by the men in Bulakme, who asked for his wristwatch. When he
refused the men attacked him and seized his gun.

Nurdin said the attackers were not separatist rebels, but
locals, whom the victim recognized.

The military is seeking to recover the FN piston and its
bullets by approaching local tribal leaders, the Trikora
commander said. --Antara

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NGO head gets 3 years for graft
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NGO head gets 3 years for graft

CIREBON, West Java: The Sumber District Court sentenced on
Thursday an executive director of a non-governmental organization
(NGO) to three years in jail for corruption here.

Presiding judge R. Nohantoro also required defendant Tasrif
Abu Bakar, who led the Wangun Caruban Foundation, to pay a fine
of Rp 391.4 million (US$48,875).

In his verdict, the judge found the defendant, a resident of
Kapetakan, Cirebon, guilty of embezzling Rp 1.4 billion
(US$175,000) from the Credit for Farmers (KUT) fund.

The defendant was abetted by other members of Wangun Caruban
and other members of farmer's groups in the area, the judge said.

Those implicated in the case were being tried in separate
sessions. -- Antara

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Man dies after swallowing tooth
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Man dies after swallowing tooth

PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: A middle-aged man in
Palangka Raya choked to death on Monday after accidentally
swallowing his false tooth, a local daily reported on Thursday.

Abdul Saleh was rushed by his family to the Doris Sylvanus
Hospital, but died on the way, the Kalteng Post newspaper wrote.

His remains were taken to Martapura subdistrict, Banjar, South
Kalimantan, for burial at his birthplace. -- Antara