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| Indonesian court jails ex-Islamic party head for graft |
| 2013-12-11 |
[Pak Daily Times] An Indonesian court has tossed in the calabooseYez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! the disgraced former head of the country's biggest Islamic party for 16 years over a scandal in which bribe money was laundered as gifts for dozens of women, including an adult magazine model. The controversy, which erupted when an aide was discovered in a hotel room with a naked college student, has shattered the clean image of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), damaging its chances at polls next year. Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq, who was president of the PKS when the scandal emerged, was found guilty late Monday by the anti-corruption court in the capital Jakarta of accepting bribes from a meat import company. Anti-graft Sherlocks seized $110,000 in bribe money as well as six luxury cars from Ishaaq during the investigation. |
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