November 29, 2016 edition
The transaction last Monday went quickly and smoothly. At 8pm, Handang Soekarno, head of the Preliminary Evidence Investigation Sub-Directorate of the Finance Ministry arrived at a Spring Hills apartment unit in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, where businessman Rajesh Rajamohan Nair was already waiting. Fifteen minutes later, Handang left the premises.
The Corruption Eradication Committee's (KPK) team, who had been staking out the place since afternoon wasted no time. They intercepted the black Honda Civic Handang was riding in. The driver, who was also Handang's aide, did not put up a fight. "The KPK seized US$145,500 from Handang," said KPK Chief Agus Rahardjo last week, adding that the amount of approximately Rp1.9 billion was only a 'down payment'.
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November 15, 2016 edition
HOTMAN Sitorus is gearing up for a long hearing, when he represents the government in a case that will review three articles of decency in the Criminal Code (KUHP), by the Constitutional Court. Generally, a judicial review can be completed in four to five hearings, but this was not the case with this particular judicial review request.
"It's the longest session. Seven parties are involved, and each can present up to nine expert witnesses," said the head of the subdirectorate of litigation at the justice and human rights ministry, on Thursday last week.
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