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Letter: Mubarak caged on trial

Indonesia should learn from the Egyptians on how to deal with corruptors, whether it is the president or not — they still will be judged and sentenced accordingly

The Jakarta Post
Sat, August 6, 2011 Published on Aug. 6, 2011 Published on 2011-08-06T07:00:00+07:00

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ndonesia should learn from the Egyptians on how to deal with corruptors, whether it is the president or not — they still will be judged and sentenced accordingly.

After Hosni Mubarak’s fall, despite his sick and weak condition, he is still put on trial — caged and on a gurney.

Corruptors in Indonesia should also be put on trial, whether they are sick or not. If necessary, put their doctors inside the cages too, as they write bogus medical reports giving these criminals excuses not to appear before the judge and jury.   

Many corruptors, after receiving court orders, check into expensive hospitals pretending to be too sick to move.

Well, Egypt has given Indonesia a good example and it should be followed. Sick corruptors should be brought into court on stretchers or in wheelchairs and if they still refuse to appear, they should be caged.

No criminal should go free.

Lynna van der Zee-Oehmke
Bogor, West Java

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