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Aceh governor jailed: boosted purchase invoice for official helicopter

Jakarta, Indonesia - The new Indonesia's anti-graft court decided it

Governor of Indonesian Province of Banda Aceh, Abdullah Puteh, has been condemned for 10 years of prison and to repay about USD 400,000 for having inflated the price of a Mi-2 Russian-made helicopter, destined to official use, and bought with state money. The remained money finished up into Puteh’s wallet. He was arrested for graft three weeks before the tsunami disaster occurred on December 26, 2...

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Rome, Italy, 04/11/2005 18:41
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