TODAY’S HEADLINES:
“Bambang waits for his case to be dropped”
The Jakarta Post, Wednesday, May 20
Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Bambang Widjojanto has withdrawn his pretrial petition filed with the South Jakarta District Court while he waits for the police to drop his case.
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.
SUMMARY:
Late in the evening of Friday, April 24, the House of Representatives (DPR) voted to approve the Presidential decree in lieu of regulation (Perppu) on the appointment of interim Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioners. Discussions on the formation of a permanent KPK oversight/ethics body were tabled for later debate to allow progress on House’s final order of business before adjourning for a three-week recess.
