SUMMARY:
On Wednesday, March 18, two Golkar party members filed a law suit at the South Jakarta District Court against Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly for exceeding his authority in issuing a decision regarding the ongoing split and leadership dispute within the party. The claimants, supporters of Aburizal Bakrie, alleged that Yasonna’s decision to recognize Agung Laksono as the Golkar’s legitimate leader was clearly motivated by partisan interests. Yasonna is a long-time member of the President’s political party, PDI-P.
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, Feb. 19 anti-graft activists decried President Joko “Jokwoi” Widodo’s nomination of Badrodin Haiti as Indonesia’s next top cop as insufficient to address the damage that has been done to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). While activists have welcomed the move to drop the controversial Budi Gunawan, they have pointed out that Badrodin was implicated in the same report by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) that had originally uncovered Budi Gunawan’s suspicious bank balances and financial transactions.
