Mon, 26 Jul 2004

Six councillors to go on trial soon

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Prosecutors at Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Prosecutor's Office handed over to the court on Saturday the case files of a Rp 5.7 billion (US$ 600,000) graft case that involved six councillors to the Banda Aceh District Court.

Besides the case files, the prosecutors also handed over to the court evidence, including Rp 125 million cash and several cars.

Chief of the Banda Aceh court Syafaruddin Nasution said that the court would study the case files and the case would go to trial immediately. -- Antara