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Court to pronounce verdict in Anggodo case

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 08/31/2010 8:20 AM
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A panel of judges at the Corruption Court in Jakarta will pronounce their verdict Tuesday on an alleged bribery case that implicates businessman Anggodo Widjojo.

The final hearing of the trial, which has been taking place over the last three months, is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Anggodo is on trial for attempting to bribe Bibit Samad Rianto and Chandra M. Hamzah, deputy chairmen of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), with Rp 5.1 billion (US$561,000) through intermediary Ari Muladi last year, to drop an investigation into his brother Anggoro Widjojo.

State prosecutor have demanded Anggodo be sentenced to six years in prison and fined Rp 200 million.

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