PAN wants Bagir investigated

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 | Source: ANTARA

JAKARTA: The National Mandate Party (PAN) demanded on Sunday that the Judicial Commission immediately question Supreme Court Chief Justice Bagir Manan in connection with bribery allegations.

The call was made by M. Nadjib, secretary of the PAN faction in the House of Representatives.

Bagir was implicated in the case after the Sept. 29 arrest by the Corruption Eradication Commission of Harini Wijoyo, a former judge in Yogyakarta, along with five officials at the Supreme Court on charges of attempting to bribe justices.

Harini is currently a lawyer for former president Soeharto's half-brother Probosutedjo, who is appealing against his prison sentence for corruption.

Nadjib said the bribery case was a bad precedence in law enforcement by Bagir's office and should be investigated urgently and thoroughly. --Antara

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