POLICE CHIEF INVESTIGATOR RESIGNS OVER ALLEGED FRAMING OF ANTI-GRAFT BODY

Jakarta, Nov 5 (ANTARA) – The head of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim), Commissioner General Susno Duaji and Junior Attorney General Abdul Hakim Ritonga resigned from their posts over an alleged attempt to frame Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders and undermine the anti-graft body.

HOUSE CALLS FOR PROBE OF PEOPLE MENTIONED IN RECORDINGS

Jakarta, Nov 3 (ANTARA) – The House of Representatives (DPR) called for investigation of all people mentioned in the wiretapped conversations that indicated a alleged plot to frame anti-graft body leaders. Besides the DPR call, the independent Fact-Finding team also urged the Police Chief to suspend Criminal Investigation Department Head Commissioner General Susno Duaji.

SYMPATHY FOR DETAINED ANTI-GRAFT BODY COMMISSIONERS RISING

Jakarta, Oct 31 (ANTARA) – How strongly the Indonesian people wish to see corruption in their country rooted out can perhaps be seen in the growing public sympathy for Bibit Samad Rianto and Chandra Hamzah, two Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chiefs, who have been detained by police on bribery and abuse of authority charges. 
        Regardless of whether or not the two anti-graft body commissioners are guilty, public sympathy for them is rising partly because of the performance of their institution, the KPK, which has become an icon of the war against corruption.

SPECULATONS ARISE ON POLICE MOTIVE IN ANTI-GRAFT DEPUTIES’ ARREST

Jakarta, Oct 30 (ANTARA) – The detention of suspended Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputies Bibit Samat Riyanto and Chandra M Hamzah on Thursday has sparked speculations that police are trying to cover up a wire-tapped conversation which allegedly indicated a plot to fabricate a case that would bring down the two deputies and undermine the KPK.

INQUIRY COMMITTEE NEEDED TO PROBE BANK CENTURY

Jakarta, Oct 29 (ANTARA) – When ailing Bank Century was taken over by the Deposit Insurance Agency (LPS) in September last year and the government moved by providing bail-out funds totaling Rp6.7 trillion , the bank’s customers hoped they would get their money back soon. 
        However, the bank’s customers had hoped in vain because until now, none of them has received refunds on his or her deposit. As a consequence, many of them suffered extreme stress while others attempted or committed suicide. Where did the Rp6.7 trillion in bailout funds go?

YOUTHS OBSERVE PLEDGE DAY WITH RALLIES

Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) – Students and youth organization members took to the streets in different parts of the country on Wednesday to observe the 81st anniversary of the Youth Pledge. They called on the government to eliminate various kinds of deviations, create justice and equitable prosperity.

ENERGY CAN BE A TIME BOMB

Jakarta, Oct 27 (ANTARA) – Indonesia has to prepare a program so that it would not depend too much on other countries for its energy needs in the future.     Once an oil exporting country, Indonesia is now facing the problem of oil reserves depletion. With a daily production of only about 1 million barrels against its consumption of 1.4 million, the energy sector could serve as a time bomb ahead if a solution is not worked out, an oil businessman says.

GOVT EXPECTED TO FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE OUTSIDE JAVA

Jakarta, Oct 23 (ANTARA) – The government in the past five years has focused its infrastructure development in Java, while infrastructure in disadvantaged regions outside Java has yet to be developed maximally so that people’s prosperity could not yet be developed evenly. 
        Therefore, the next government must give serious attention to the development of infrastructure outside Java in order to stimulate economic activities in the regions which in fact have big economic potentials.

STUDENTS HOLD RALLIES DURING PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION

Jakarta, Oct 20 (ANTARA) – Many parties have opposed the nomination of Boediono as vice president even though the former Bank Indonesia governor has tried several times to explain he is not what his critics say about him.    The opposition seems to still exist as shown by the rallies by students and activists in a number of regions when President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President-elect Boediono were officially installed on Tuesday.

YUDHOYONO AWAITING PDIP COALITION STAND

Jakarta, Oct 18 (ANTARA) – Though he has begun on Saturday fit-and-proper tests on some prospective ministers for his second edition United Indonesia Cabinet, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is still waiting for the decision of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) whether or not it will joint his Democratic Party (PD) coalition.