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Indonesian, Senegal's consul arrested in Singapore on charges of running illegal casino SINGAPORE (AP) - Police have arrested Senegal's honorary consul on charges of running an illegal gambling house that was busted last week in the consulate offices, police and newspaper reportssaid Wednesday. A police statement said a 36-year-old Indonesian man was detained Tuesday "for assisting in the management of a place kept and used as a common gaming hall." The Straits Times newspaper identified the man as Benny Kusni, Senegal's honorary consul. A police spokeswoman confirmed the newspaper report. Kusni, who maintained his innocence in an interview with the newspaper on Monday, faces three years in jail and a fine of up to 50,000 Singapore dollars (US$32,000; euro25,000) if convicted. Honorary consuls are not entitled to diplomatic immunity. The detention follows the bust last Friday of a gambling ring in the offices of the Senegal consulate. Thirty-one people were arrested in the raid, including three local members of the Senegal Trade and Investment Committee. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
