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Island in focus: Corruption cases prevalent in Jambi

The number of corruption cases involving officials in Jambi province has been quite high, as indicated by the number of cases handled by the Jambi Corruption Court since 2011

The Jakarta Post
Jambi
Fri, November 27, 2015

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Island in focus: Corruption cases prevalent in Jambi

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he number of corruption cases involving officials in Jambi province has been quite high, as indicated by the number of cases handled by the Jambi Corruption Court since 2011.

Jambi Corruption Court data shows that the court dealt with only six cases in 2011. The number surged to 49 cases in 2012.

Nineteen of the cases were submitted by the regency and provincial level prosecutor'€™s offices.

'€œIn 2012, of the 49 corruption cases being tried, defendant Arfandi received the stiffest sentence of six years in a graft case on the fraudulent use funds from the Merangin regency budget,'€ said Jambi District Court spokesman Paluko Hutagalung on Thursday.

In 2013, the number of graft cases tried was lower than in 2012, which was just 44 cases.

'€œThe stiffest sentence of five years was handed down to AM Firdaus, who was convicted of embezzling scouting movement funds between 2009 and 2011.

In 2014, the corruption court tried fewer corruption cases, numbering only 36 cases.

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