The Jakarta Post
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan could be in trouble after the president director of city-owned developer PD Sarana Jaya, Yoory Pinontoang, was named a suspect in a graft investigation linked to the governor’s zero-down-payment housing policy. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named Yoory a suspect for allegedly marking up the cost for the purchase of a 4.2-hectare plot of land supposedly earmarked for Anies’ subsidized housing program, resulting in financial losses of around Rp 100 billion (US$6.9 million) for the city. It is the first corruption case to be investigated under Anies’ leadership, adding to a long list of problems and lackluster performance his administration faces. Authorities have launched probes into the subsidized housing project since last year after receiving tip-offs alleging that officials from two developers, Sarana Jaya and...