Policeman get two years for fraud

JAMBI, Jambi: A court sentenced a 25-year-old policeman on Tuesday to two years' imprisonment for embezzling Rp 75 million (US$8,928) from a local businessman.

Dadang Pranoto was found guilty of fraud by the Jambi District Court. Prosecutors had sought only one year's jail for him.

Dadang was convicted of misusing the money belonging to businessman Raden Dodi, the director of PT Padma Sari Unggul.

The case took place on July 11, last year when the victim asked the defendant to transfer money into the accounts of others, the judges said.

However, Dadang failed to do so and instead went to Jakarta and Medan in North Sumatra spending the money on himself, the court said. --Antara