Middlemen and the Jakarta Bay Reclamation Scandal
Investigation by the KPK into the role of Sunny Tanuwidjaja in the Jakarta Bay reclamation scandal is expected to reveal the extent of middlemen's role in our chaotic bureaucracy.
October 4, 2016
It is widely known that middlemen are usually more effective in gaining access to influence and power than the officials concerned.
Sunny is a witness in the bribery case involving Agung Podomoro Land managing director Ariesman Widjaja and Jakarta City Council (DPRD) legislator Muhammad Sanusi. Ariesman allegedly paid Sanusi a bribe during a DPRD session over two proposed regulations on the reclamation issue.
Sunny appears to be the link between Ja
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