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South Sumatra

Monday, May 27, 2024

Ravaging fire in Kepau Baru village, Meranti Islands, 2014.
Riau Walhi Doc.

The Difficult Task of Collecting Compensation for Environmental Damage

At least Rp20.7 trillion in fines for land and forest fires are not collected. The government is prepared to forcibly seize assets.

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Monday, August 23, 2021

Former South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin (center) after being questioned at the Attorney General’s Office, Jakarta, July 29. Alex Noerdin was investigated in connection with the alleged corruption in the construction of the Sriwijaya Great Mosque in Palembang which cost the state finances Rp116 billion.
Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso

Sumsel 1 on the Second Page

Former governor of South Sumatra, Alex Noerdin, is implicated in the Sriwijaya Grand Mosque construction graft case. A record held by the project management shows that billions of rupiah were given to “Sumsel 1,” a code suspected to refer to the number one person in the province.

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Monday, August 23, 2021

Alex Noerdin in Jakarta, May 2018.
Tempo/M.Taufan Rengganis

I Did Not Receive Rp2.4 Billion

Former governor of South Sumatra Alex Noerdin answers questions on corruption allegations in the construction of the Sriwijaya Grand Mosque in Palembang.

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Monday, August 9, 2021

The South Sumatra Police Chief Insp. Gen. Eko Indra Heri when explaining the Rp2 trillion donation hoax in his office, August 6.
Tempo/Linda Trianita

My Fault, I Didn’t Check

An interview with the South Sumatra Police Chief Insp. Gen. Eko Indra Heri regarding the Rp2 trillion donation from Akidi Tio’s family. Why did he believe it?

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Monday, August 9, 2021

The South Sumatra Police Chief Insp. Gen. Eko Indra Heri (left) accepts a donation of Rp2 trillion from the late entrepreneur Akidi Tio’s family for Covid-19 handling, July 26.
South Sumatra Police’s Doc.

Anxiously Waiting for Rp2 Trillion

South Sumatra Police Chief Insp. Gen. Eko Indra Heri admitted his negligence of too quickly believing a promised donation of Rp2 trillion from the family of Akidi Tio. Intended to help Covid-19 mitigation efforts, the inheritance is allegedly fictitious. The donator, Heryanti, has only Rp3.2 million in her bank account.

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