Prosecutors dismissed from posts in Papua

The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 08/31/2007 1:58 PM

JAKARTA: The head of the Papua Provincial Prosecutors' Office, Lorens Serworwora, and six other prosecutors have been dismissed from their positions for failing to follow guidelines set by the Attorney General's Office during an investigation into an illegal fishing case.

""They disobeyed the guidelines set by the Attorney General's Office in relation to the prosecution of two suspects in an illegal fishing case. Therefore, they have been dismissed from their positions,"" Junior Attorney General for Internal Supervision, M.S. Rahardjo, told detik.com on Thursday.

""They had been ordered to charge two suspects, identified as SM and JM, under article 93 or 27 of Law No. 31/2004 on Fisheries or article 55 of the Criminal Code, which seeks a maximum jail term of four years and a fine of Rp 1 billion.

""But instead they charged them with articles 97 or 38 of the fisheries law, which seeks the lighter jail term of six months and a fine of Rp 500 million,"" he said.

Aside from Serworwora, sanctions were also imposed on his deputy Domu P. Sihite, acting Assistant for Special Crimes at the Provincial Prosecutors' Office Jefrry Angker, Head of the Jayapura Prosecutors' Office Poltak Radjagukguk, Head of Investigations at the Provincial Prosecutors' Office Putu Suarjana, Head of Sociopolitical Affairs at the Provincial Prosecutors' Office I Nyoman Sumartawan and Head of State Administrative Criminal Investigations at the Provincial Prosecutors' Office Mananda J. Manulang. -- JP

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