The trial of the suspected bribers in the Sidoarjo graft case—involving the Regent of Sidoarjo Saiful Ilah (PKB)—started recently. In less than three months, the prosecutors read their demands for the defendants. Separately, towards the end of last week, the Panel of Judges of the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court read their decisions for Emirsyah Satar, the former president director of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (GIAA) and Soetikno Soedarjo, the founder of PT Mugi Rekso Abadi. The two men supposedly conspired in a grand scheme of corruption. The two men also allegedly tried to hide the proceeds of their crimes. The Panel of Judges found them guilty, but despite the years of process and the ridiculous amount of evidence exposed, the Panel of Judges chose to be soft.
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