Weekly gallery: Pursuit of justice

Mon, July 13, 2020 / 02:03 pm

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Women’s rights activists protest in front of the House of Representatives in Jakarta on July 7 in support of the sexual violence eradication bill, which has been languishing since 2016 while rates of sexual violence remain high. The activists plan to stage similar protests on coming Tuesdays. JP/Donny Fernando
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The Attorney General’s Office confiscated Rp 97 billion (US$6.7 million) in cash and oil refining infrastructure from Honggo Wendratno, who was found guilty of causing state losses of Rp 37.8 trillion in a corruption case. Honggo is still at large. JP/Seto Wardhana
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Loan fraud suspect Maria Pauline Lumowa (center) arrives at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on July 9 under the escort of National Police personnel and the Law and Human Rights Ministry's extradition team. Serbia granted Indonesia's extradition request for the fugitive, who has been wanted for 17 years for allegedly stealing billions of rupiah from Bank Negara Indonesia in a 2003 loan fraud case. JP/Seto Wardhana
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Presiding judge Nazar Effriandi speaks at a hearing regarding a request for a case review submitted by graft convict Djoko Tjandra at the South Jakarta District Court on July 6. The court postponed the hearing because of Djoko’s absence. He was said to be sick. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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A senior high school student stands in front of flower boards at City Hall protesting alterations to the public school enrollment system in Central Jakarta on July 6. Many parents are unhappy with the enrollment system, which prioritizes age over performance. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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A woman helps her son put on a mask and face shield before they board the Argo Parahyangan train at Bekasi station in West Java on July 10. State-owned train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) has added long-distance train services to cater to travelers going to and from Greater Jakarta. JP/P.J.Leo
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A girl prepares to ride a Gowes bicycle near the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Jakarta on July 5. Bike-sharing platform Gowes is providing 200 bicycles at six points in the city during its trial run. JP/Wendra Ajistyatama
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High school graduates take computer-based exams (UTBK) for university enrollment at the Jakarta State University campus in Jakarta on July 5. The exam is being conducted in two phases with a total of 42,463 participants. JP/Wendra Ajistyatama
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Activists from the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) protest the omnibus bill on job creation in front of the House of Representatives compound in Jakarta on July 9. They demanded that lawmakers stop deliberating the bill. JP/Wendra Ajistyatama

Many were shocked after it was revealed that high-profile corruption convict and fugitive Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra had managed to return to Indonesia undetected and have an e-ID card issued in his name by the Grogol subdistrict office in Jakarta.

Djoko – who was found guilty of embezzling billions of rupiah from the state bailout fund during the 1998 Asian financial crisis – needed the e-ID card to file a request for a review of his case. He was absent from the first hearing of his case review last week.

While the authorities have been unable to determine Djoko’s whereabouts, they scored a victory in another high-profile case. The National Police and the Law and Human Rights Ministry managed to extradite fugitive Maria Pauline Lumowa from Serbia on July 9. She had been wanted for 17 years for allegedly stealing billions of rupiah from Bank Negara Indonesia in a 2003 loan fraud case.

In addition to Djoko and Maria’s cases, this weekly gallery captures the public’s attempts to pursue justice through protest. Women rights’ activists hit the streets to push for the enactment of the sexual violence eradication bill, while parents and students filled Jakarta City Hall with flower boards to protest the new school enrollment system, which prioritizes age over performance. (yps)