April 19, 2016 edition
THE relaxed chat between Ojang Sohandi, the regent of Subang, West Java, and District Commander Lt. Col. Budi Mawardi Syam came to an abrupt halt on Monday last week when Subang Police Chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Nurpatria strolled into the office with two Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioners in tow.
Budi told Agus that KPK officers would have to take him to Jakarta. Ojang made no effort to resist. He did, however, request he be allowed to use his own car.
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April 12, 2016 edition
The operation was planned by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) back in mid-March. KPK officials were placed on standby at a number of locations throughout Jakarta that day two weeks ago. Officers were told to keep an eye on several persons, all of whom were suspected of preparing for a bribe handoff.
According to a KPK official privy to the operation, the operation was carried out on solid evidence that bribes were being readied to buy off Jakarta Attorney-General Sudung Situmorang. Brantas Abipraya company was to give the money through a go-between. "The prosecutor had approved (the deal)," said the law enforcer.
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April 5, 2016 edition
Ash and debris were all that remained of the U-shaped prison complex in Bengkulu last week.
The riot erupted after the Bengkulu National Narcotics Agency (BNN) officers entered the facility to take away drug convict Edison alias Aseng bin Irawan Firdaus. "We detained him as part of our investigation into the narcotics ring operating inside the prison," Bengkulu BNN chief Sr. Police Comr. Budiharso said last Thursday.
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March 22, 2016 edition
The operation to arrest the regent of Ogan Ilir, Ahmad Wazir Nofiadi Maward, was planned as secretly as possible," said an unnamed National Narcotics Agency (BNN) officer who participated in the raid on Nofiadi's house last week. "Only the central office knew about it. "We were afraid it might leak out if other people were involved."
The police officer said Nofiadi, 28, became a person of interest three months ago when the South Sumatra BNN received a report alleging he was abusing sabu-sabu (crystal methamphetamine) regularly. The report was passed on to the central BNN office in Cawang, East Jakarta, which took charge of the case.
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March 15, 2016 edition
March 8, 2016 edition
Soldiers in Jakarta raided the Kostrad (Army Strategic Reserves Command) housing compound in Tanah Kusir two weeks ago, moving in on men of their own. "We received intelligence that a drug ring was operating there," said Kostrad Information chief Lt. Col. Heru on Thursday last week. The afternoon raid involved Kostrad Intel Assault Battalion and the Army Military Police. The At-Taqwa Mosque, located about 300 meters away from the five targeted houses, served as the mission command center.
Those targeted in the raid included Second Sgt. Zakaria, Chief Sgt. Karyawan, Sgt. Maj. Ersing and Sgt. Maj. Suryadi, as well as a civilian named Yayat. Karyawan, Ersing, Suryadi and Yayat are next-door neighbors, while Zakaria lives across the street.At 2:00pm sharp, the command moved in. The troops met no resistance. "I was at home and didn't hear a thing," said Khatmi, Yayat's closest neighbor. Soon afterward, Zakaria and the others were taken to Kostrad adjunct general headquarters. According to Heru, the soldiers were to be handed over to military police and the lone civilian to either the police or the National Narcotics Agency (BNN).
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March 1, 2016 edition