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Mars challenges Indonesian fine

By John Aglionby in Jakarta

Published: April 9 2008 18:43 | Last updated: April 9 2008 18:43

Mars is appealing to Indonesia’s supreme court to overturn two lower court verdicts in which the chocolate bar maker was fined $6.4m for breaching its distributor’s contract.

Mars claims it has been forced into the move after becoming the latest in a long line of foreign investors to suffer questionable judicial verdicts in Indonesia.

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