Reviewing Sumber Waras Alleged Corruption

A year ahead of the 2017 Jakarta Gubernatorial election, the candidacy has not yet officially opened.

Corruption Trends in 2015: Cases Stacked, Lawmen Performance Low

Moot point on KPK Law revision

Corruption inside the Supreme Court

During their almost two-months tenure, it appears that the new commissioners of KPK, the Corruption Eradication Commission, had been working to demonstrate their commitment. After apprehending legislators who were implicated in corruption, this time KPK arrested suspects of corruption inside MA, the Supreme Court, in another sting operation.

KPK at the mercy of President and party leaders

Legislators' zeal at DPR, the House of Representatives, to push for revision of Law No. 30/2002 about the Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK has become unstoppable. In the face of waves of public repulsion, the Legislation Council of DPR resolved to take the revision to plenary to be approved as an official DPR initiative. As a matter of fact, the legislators have already established a working committee for the revision of KPK Law, ahead of order.

Pressure on KPK Law Revision

Leaders of KPK, the Corruption Eradication Commission, have collectively agreed to reject the draft for KPK law revision (The Jakarta Post, Wednesday February 3, 2016; page 2). The draft as proposed by the House of Representative would effectively cripple KPK's authorities in eradicating corruption. The amendment of Law no 30/2002 was listed in National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) 2016, with both government and the House agreed to deliberate the draft this year.

Budget brokers behind legislator masks

KPK, the Corruption Eradication Commission, operating under its five new commissioners, recently apprehended a legislator from the ruling party, Damayanti Wisnu Putranti, in a sting operation. She was arrested for allegedly receiving SIN$ 33,000 as bribery from Abdul Khoir, a contractor who wished to secure projects from the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing, or PUPR.

The furore of KPK's search at DPR

Corrupt politicians and sting operations

Another legislator was arrested in a corruptions case. KPK, the Corruption Eradication Commission, arrested politician Damayanti Wisnu Putranti from the ruling Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) on Wednesday night (13/1). The arrest added to a long list of legislators implicated in a corruption case.

“Suryadharma Ali gets light sentence”
Media Indonesia, Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Former Minister of Religion, Suryadharma Ali, was sentenced to six years in prison minus detainment term and a fine of ID 300m, equal to another 3 months of prison time, by the panel of judges at Jakarta Corruption Court. Suryadharma was found guilty of corruption of hajj funds and minister's operational funds (DOM). The sentence was far too lenient than the charges pursued by Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors that sought an 11-years sentence.