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| Indonesia jails murder official | Indonesia jails murder official |
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| Former Indonesian corruption chief Antasari Azhar has been jailed for 18 years for murder. | Former Indonesian corruption chief Antasari Azhar has been jailed for 18 years for murder. |
| Azhar was convicted of ordering the murder of wealthy businessman Nasrudin Zulkarnaen last year over an alleged love triangle with a female golf caddy. | Azhar was convicted of ordering the murder of wealthy businessman Nasrudin Zulkarnaen last year over an alleged love triangle with a female golf caddy. |
| Prosecutors had called for the death sentence for Azhar in a trial that gripped the country. | Prosecutors had called for the death sentence for Azhar in a trial that gripped the country. |
| Azhar said he was innocent and the charge had been revenge for his work unveiling corruption among officials. | |
| Judge Herri Swantoro told the packed Jakarta court room Azhar was guilty of "participating in persuading the carrying out of a premeditated murder". | |
| Azhar, 56, said he respected the court's verdict but that "as a citizen and law-enforcer" he intended to appeal against it, the AFP news agency reported. | Azhar, 56, said he respected the court's verdict but that "as a citizen and law-enforcer" he intended to appeal against it, the AFP news agency reported. |
| Election promise | |
| The trial became known as the "sex, lies and golf scandal" in Indonesia. | |
| The BBC's Karishma Vaswani said few people were surprised by the guilty verdict, but that the jail term was unexpected, given the prosecution's call for the death sentence. | |
| The sentence is being seeing by many as another example of how Indonesia's judiciary favours some but punishes others, says our correspondent. | |
| Azhar was head of the country's anti-corruption commission, or KPK, until he was suspended on his arrest last May. | |
| As Indonesia's top corruption fighter, he oversaw a number of successful investigations into government officials. | |
| Reducing the country's widespread corruption was a key promise of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's re-election campaign last year. | |
| Corruption is seen as a major impediment to foreign investment in Indonesia and is a major source of discontent among ordinary citizens. |