January 31, 2017 edition

Emirsyah Satar's name never appeared on the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) radar screen of dishonest officials who needed watching. During his tenure as chief executive of Garuda Indonesia airlines from 2005 to 2014, he was known as a smart executive. "We were initially shocked because he built a positive image during his leadership at Garuda," said KPK deputy chairman Laode Muhammad Syarif.
Emirsyah's reputation has now gone down the drain because he is believed to have taken bribes over the nine years of his service. The total amount is not insignificant: Rp46 billion from suppliers during the procurement of aircraft engines, particularly from the British manufacturer Rolls-Royce.

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December 27, 2016 edition

Police Academy Governor Anas Yusuf is said to be involved in a dispute between Low Kok Thyeor Dr. Nickand Suryo Tan during his tenure as East Kalimantan regional police chief, a duty he was released from a year ago.
To police investigators, Nick said he gave Rp6.05 billion to Suryo Tan, who claimed he would give it to Anas Yusuf to help ease the process of buying Lentera Inti Prima's coal concession. On the second Friday of December, Anas spoke to Tempo's Rofiuddin on the charges.

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December 13, 2016 edition

Two mass organizations broke up a Christmas celebration in Bandung for lack of permits. Police supported their shameful action.

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November 29, 2016 edition

Setya Novanto Reinstated as DPR Speaker
THE Golkar party has decided to reinstate Novanto as speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), replacing Ade Komarudin. The decision was taken at a plenary meeting of Golkar's central committee at the party headquarters in Jakarta last week. "The decision was unanimous," said Nurdin Halid, the party's plenary chairman.
Setya, who is Golkar chairman, was DPR speaker from 2014 to 2015. He resigned after all factions in the DPR Ethics Council agreed that he violated ethics by claiming to speak for President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla in the scandal over a demand for Freeport Indonesia's shares. As a result, Ade Komarudin took over his position.

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