Don’t you realize, Pak? Crime is not necessarily caused by poverty. Take a look at those corrupt [officials]. They are not our people, they are not from our place [Tanjung Priok],” one protester said  

Civil society groups have filed a lawsuit against President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration over the internet blackout imposed during the weeks of protests in Papua and West Papua last year, arguing that it was substantially and procedurally flawed.

Palangkaraya Legal Aid Foundation head Aryo Nugroho, who is representing Jacobson, confirmed that the journalist was currently being held in the Palangkaraya Class II detention center.

PDI-P politician Harun Masiku was still at large as of Monday after the KPK named him a suspect on Jan. 8 for allegedly bribing KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan pertaining to the replacement for a deceased House of Representatives lawmaker.

The sentence was only half of the four years demanded by prosecutors last week. The judges also decided not to deny Romy of his political rights.

With his eldest son and son-in-law running in mayoral races this year, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has asserted that he will not be campaigning for them, citing his workload.

Accompanied by his lawyer, Helmy Yahya said he was fired after he bought the rights to broadcast the Premier League.

The KPK arrested Wahyu last week for allegedly asking for a bribe of Rp 900 million (US$65,948) in exchange for his approval for Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Harun Masiku to fill the House of Representatives seat of Nazarudin Kiemas, who died prior to the election.

PDI-P and Golkar argue that a new electoral system would reduce both vote-buying and the fierce competition among candidates within a party or against those from other parties.

The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) suspects Wahyu of violating his oath of office as stipulated in a 2017 DKPP regulation by accepting illicit money.

Working committees tasked with investigating issues surrounding two state-owned insurance companies could immediately be formed on Wednesday, the House deputy speaker has said.

The President made the remark in a speech at the Association of Young Indonesian Businesspeople (Hipmi) in Jakarta that was also attended by former Hipmi chairman Sandiaga.     

In the wake of a bribery case involving some of its members, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) seems to be trying to distance itself from its secretary-general, Hasto Kristiyanto, while declining to help search for the case’s main suspect: PDI-P politician Harun Masiku.

Through the deliberation of the draft omnibus laws, the lawmakers will also probably revise the existing electoral systems, including whether elections should be held simultaneously.

“The KPK is in a dilemma, for it now has to choose whether it wants to uphold its integrity as a law enforcement agency or to halt the case, given the fact that it involves members of a leading ruling party and that the KPK has become a part of the administration under the 2019 KPK Law.

The PDI-P challenged the poll body and went as far as reporting the case to the Supreme Court, which later issued an edict to support the party.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has announced that a politician of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has been implicated in a graft case involving a top official of the General Elections Commission (KPU).

Since Prabowo’s surprise appointment as defense minister, his former allies in the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and conservative Muslim 212 Alumni (PA 212) association have begun to criticize Prabowo's moves, including his stance on the Natuna navigation dispute in the Riau Islands.

The arrest is the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) second under the chairmanship of Firli Bahuri.

Tuesday’s arrest was also the first under the chairmanship of three-star police general Firli Bahuri.

Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has called on world leaders to “do something” to defuse tensions in the Middle East following the recent killing of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, fearing it could trigger a conflict that would significantly impact the current world order.

The President welcomed his erstwhile rival and now defense minister on New Year's Day.

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has appointed five retired generals to be the ministry's special assistants, including the former commander of the infamous Tim Mawar (Rose Team) of the Army’s elite Special Forces (Kopassus).

PDI-P executive Ahmad Basarah said it was possible that Jokowi's eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, and Surakarta deputy mayor Achmad Purnomo would be paired in the Surakarta mayoral race.

Musician and politician Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo has walked free from Cipinang Prison in East Jakarta after serving 11 months behind bars for hate speech.

Bobby Nasution is the first candidate running in the 2020 regional elections to be welcomed personally by Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto at his residence in South Jakarta.

The government is planning to issue three presidential regulations that will be the foundations for a new era for the KPK.

The arrests come roughly two-and-a-half years after the attack on April 11, 2017, when two men threw acid on Novel’s face as he was walking home from morning prayers at Al Ihsan Mosque in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. 

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has added more positions in the Presidential Office (KSP), one of which is a deputy chief position to handle half of the chief workload.

According to a draft of the regulation, a copy of which was obtained by The Jakarta Post, KPK commissioners are to be state officials on the same level as ministers and would be under and responsible to the President as the head of state.