SUMMARY:
On Sunday, March 15, Attorney General H.M. Prasetyo said the material his office received from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) regarding its investigation into National Police general Budi Gunawan lacked strong evidence and would be forwarded to the police for further investigation. On a number of previous occasions, the National Police have released statements indicating they considered the matter sufficiently clarified through a previous internal investigation and would not be digging further into the allegations against Budi Gunawan.
SUMMARY:
On Wednesday, March 4, Deputy National Police Chief Badrodin Haiti announce the force was looking to drop cases against inactive Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders Abraham Samad and Bambang Widjojanto. Haiti said that he would approach the individuals who filed the original complaints and ask them to withdraw the charges, but offered no guarantees that his lobbying efforts would be successful.
