Retired colonel might be jailed

Retired colonel might be jailed

TANGERANG: A prosecutor asked the Tangerang District Court on
Monday to sentence a retired Army colonel to one year in prison
on Monday for falsifying land and house ownership documents.

Prosecutor Puji Raharjo said Col. (ret.) H. Margono
Rejowikromo, 50, a resident of Kampung Melayu Barat, Bukit Duri
subdistrict of Tebet, South Jakarta, falsified the signature of
his second wife, Sofia Alamsyah, also 50, a resident of Asri Lama
housing complex in Cipandu village, in the Cileduk district of
Tangerang.

"The defendant's efforts resulted in the National Land Agency
issuing a certificate on Feb. 20, 2001 stating that Sofia's
ownership was transferred to the defendant," Puji said.

"The defendant later sold the plot and the building to another
party, causing Sofia to lose Rp 300 million (US$29,412)."

The prosecutor also asked the court to order the land agency
to cancel the certificate.

Presiding judge Joseph Ziraluo adjourned the hearing until
next Monday. -- JP