Sjahril's verdict on 6 March

INDONESIA - The Central Jakarta District Court is scheduled to present its verdict on Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin on 6 March.

Presiding judge Soebardi said on Monday that the trial could not he held sooner because one of the judges intended to perform the haj pilgrimage.

Sjahril is being tried for allegedly abusing his authority in the illegal disbursement of Rp 904 billion (US$86.9 million) in Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) funds to Bank Bali in 1999.

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