Politician: Say no to corruption!

A 17-month jail term handed down to Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle politician Panda Nababan closed the first chapter in a high-profile, Rp 24 billion bribery scandal that has so far dragged down 28 active and former lawmakers. Nababan was the last of 28 to be convicted for accepting between Rp 350 million and Rp 1.4 billion each to appoint economist Miranda Goeltom to a senior post at the central bank in 2004.