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Ex-KPK chief to meet Jokowi to discuss ‘irregularities’ in murder conviction
Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chair Antasari Azhar, who has been convicted of murder, is due to meet with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the State Palace to talk about so-called irregularities in his case after the President granted clemency to the ex-prosecutor.
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Moment of freedom — Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Antasari Azhar (center) prepares to return home after being released on parole from Tangerang Prison, Banten, on Nov. 10. (Antara/Lucky R.)
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ormer Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chair Antasari Azhar, who has been convicted of murder, is due to meet with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the State Palace on Thursday to talk about so-called irregularities in his case after the President granted clemency to the ex-prosecutor.
“Pak Antasari will meet the President at 4 p.m. today at the palace,” State Palace press bureau head Bey Machmudin said via text message.
(Read also: Antasari did not plead guilty to earn clemency: lawyer)
President Jokowi on Wednesday released Antasari from Tangerang Prison, Banten. Antasari earlier said that he needed clemency to rehabilitate his reputation.
The court sentenced Antasari to 18 years in prison in 2010 for masterminding the drive-by shooting of Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, a director of state-owned pharmaceutical company Rajawali Putra Banjaran. He will have fully served his sentence by 2022. (dan)
