Soeripto gets anti-graft award

JAKARTA: The Prosperous Justice Party's (PKS) East Java chapter handed over on Monday its anticorruption award to Soeripto, a former senior government official during Abdurrahman Wahid's administration.

Soeripto was not the only person who was feted. The party's chapter also bestowed the award on three other party members, Riyadh Rosyad, Achmad Subchan and Thobroni.

Soeripto, the former Secretary General at the Ministry of Forestry, was chosen to receive the award for his work to fight against corruption in the forests.

He most notably ordered the corruption investigation into timber tycoon Muhammad "Bob" Hasan's activities.

Bob was eventually sentenced to six years in Nusakambangan prison. -- Antara