Village head faces 8 months in jail

Village head faces 8 months in jail

BOGOR (JP): Prosecutor Laode Halipo has asked Bogor District
Court to sentence Baranangsiang village head E. Herdian to eight
months in jail for falsifying ownership documents for a 1,182-
square-meter plot of land.

Laode said that Herdian, 51, was guilty of issuing the
document stating that the land was owned by Miftah Yudhi
Hermawan, even though the title to land was held by Yalis
Bachtiar.

"The document was issued at the request of Miftah, who wanted
to sell the land to Achmad Subyo," he told the court on Friday,
adding that the accused had also forged a transaction letter and
the title to the site.

Miftah then sold the land to Achmad for Rp 300 million
(US$40,000) using the fake documents.

"The land transaction certificate was issued by East Bogor
district head Idih Oco Mihardja," Laode said.

Achmad set up a notice board at the site declaring that the
land belonged to him.

"When Yaris saw this he was shocked and immediately reported
the case to the police," Laode added.

The trial was adjourned until Wednesday. (24/hhr)