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Jakarta 22 hours ago
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Joint police, military crackdown on street robbers raises fear of extrajudicial killings
The decision from the Jakarta Police to intensify crackdown on begal (violent street robbers) by creating a military-backed special team to hunt down suspected offenders has raised concerns of inflicting rights violations and extrajudicial killings.
Academia 1 month ago
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New legal paradigm demands an end to impunity
The transfer of Andrie Yunus’s acid attack case to a military court threatens to shield perpetrators behind a "wall of impunity." To uphold the rule of law, Indonesia must prioritize civilian jurisdiction and establish an independent fact-finding team.
Politics 1 month ago
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Independent probe finds intelligence operation behind Andrie's attack
An independent probe from a civil society coalition found that at least 16 people were involved in the acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus, while suggesting the existence of "intellectual actors" from "a certain big institution" were behind the assault.
Jakarta 4 months ago
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Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono faces police report over ‘provocative’ show
Prominent stand-up comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono has been reported to the Jakarta Police by groups identifying themselves as youth wings of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s two largest Islamic organizations, over material in his comedy show that they claim is defamatory and potentially divisive.
Jakarta 6 months ago
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Missing South Jakarta boy found dead after viral outcry
After eight months with no progress, the disappearance of six-year-old AKN in Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta, finally saw a breakthrough, only after the case went viral, culminating in the arrest of his stepfather last week, who later died by suicide in police custody.
Jakarta 6 months ago
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Jakarta school blast exposes failure to support mental health
Police identified the suspect as a 17-year-old “introverted” student who acted out of months of pent-up resentment toward his surroundings. The teenager reportedly had no safe outlet to express his emotions, feeling isolated and neglected both at home and at school.
Jakarta 6 months ago
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Police identify charred remains in Kwitang as missing protesters
The two protesters, Muhammad Farhan Hamid, 23, and Reno Syachputra Dewo, 24, were reported missing after they reportedly joined a protest on Aug. 29 outside the Jakarta Police’s Mobile Brigade (Brimob) headquarters in Kwitang.
Society 6 months ago
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K-pop concert promoter Mecima Pro director arrested in fraud case
The Jakarta Police have arrested Fransiska Dwi Melani, director of concert promoter PT Melani Citra Permata (Mecima Pro), after naming her a suspect in a fraud and embezzlement case linked to a concert the firm held for South Korean girl group TWICE in Jakarta in 2023.
