20
May
TODAY’S HEADLINES:
“Judge granted Makassar Mayor’s pretrial motion”
Detik, Tuesday, Mei 12 (Bahasa Indonesia)
20
May
TODAY’S HEADLINES:
“Ex-KPK leader targets police in pretrial suit”
The Jakarta Post, Monday, May 11
Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Bambang Widjojanto has filed a pretrial motion at the South Jakarta District Court, challenging National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti and detective division chief Comr. Gen. Budi Waseso’s decision to name him a suspect in January, his lawyer confirmed on Sunday.
20
May
TODAY’S HEADLINES:
“Graft suspect proponents touted for KPK screening team”
The Jakarta Post, Tuesday, May 19
After making several moves that have been criticized for confining the authority of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the government is again under fire for considering law experts with track records of supporting graft suspects to be part of a committee to select new KPK commissioners.
05
May
SUMMARY:
Over the weekend, the National Police caused a public uproar by moving to forcibly arrest Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan in the early morning hours of Friday, May 1 in connection to a 2004 death-in-custody case, stemming from his time as a police investigatorbefore he joined the KPK.
