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Article: Supreme Court's decision to exonerate parliamentary speaker met with widespread anger
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- February 13, 2004
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MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
02-13-2004
Dateline: JAKARTA, Indonesia
A Supreme Court decision to overturn a corruption conviction against Indonesia's parliamentary speaker was met with widespread anger Friday, with critics decrying it as a major setback for democratic reform.
The judge who had originally convicted Akbar Tandjung told The Associated Press that he will resign to protest the Supreme Court ruling, which also clears the way for Tandjung to run for president.
"What can I say? My work has not been respected," Amiruddin Zakaria said. "I am very disappointed."
The decision prompted protests in major Indonesian cities, with students burning photographs of ...