Prosecutors' Credibility at Stake
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The recurring scandals of bribes paid by regional chiefs to prosecutors should cause Attorney-General H.M. Prasetyo to hang his head in shame. It is a sign that he has failed to put matters right and to reform the system and the people who run it. His promise to rid his department of prosecutors who take advantage of cases they work on is still far from a reality.
Before the Brantas Abipraya case, which seems to have led to the bribery of Jakarta Attorney-General's Office (AGO) chief Sudung Situmorang, has even been resolved, Deviyanti Rochaeni, prosecutor for special crimes at the West Java AGO was caught red-handed herself. She was handling the case of Healthcare Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) funds abuse by two Subang Health Service officials, Budi Santoso and Jajang Abdul Kholik. She is now alleged to have accepted Rp528 million from Subang Regent Ojang Sohandi, possibly to keep his name out of the case.
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The recurring scandals of bribes paid by regional chiefs to prosecutors should cause Attorney-General H.M. Prasetyo to hang his head in shame. It is a sign that he has failed to put matters right and to reform the system and the people who run it. His promise to rid his department of prosecutors who take advantage of cases they work on is still far from a reality.
Before the Brantas Abipraya case, which seems to have led to the bribery of Jakart
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