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Clemency to former KPK chief signed, sent: Presidential spokesperson
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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has granted clemency to a former chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). (the jakarta post/Wienda Parwitasari)
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residential spokesperson Johan Budi confirmed on Wednesday President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo did grant clemency to former Corruption Eradication Commission chief Antasari Azhar.
“The presidential decree on the clemency granted to Antasari has been signed and sent to the South Jakarta District Court,” Johan said.
Johan said the clemency to Antasari, who was sentenced for 18 years’ imprisonment in 2010 for masterminding the drive-by shooting of Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, a director of state-owned pharmaceutical company Rajawali Putra Banjaran, was made based on considerations from, among others, the Supreme Court.
(Read also: Jokowi grants clemency to former KPK chief)
Antasari, who has served seven years of his term, has continuously pledged his innocence to the crime.
Earlier, Antasari’s lawyer Boyamin Saiman told reporters that his client had been granted clemency. The lawyer said he would come to the court to obtain the presidential decree for clemency. (jun)
