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View all search resultsNearly two decades after the establishment of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) – a key institution that, to many, symbolizes the spirit of reformasi (reform) that flowered after the downfall of Soeharto – Indonesia appears to be running out of steam in its fight against graft.
Antigraft activists say that the former minister should have received a heavier sentence, given the severity of his crime, and criticized the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for not pursuing a harsher punishment in the case.
The government is being flexible in allocating the state budget for social aid programs, aimed at the low- and middle-income families affected by the latest COVID-19 restrictions in Indonesia, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said.
Prosecutors from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) accused former social affairs minister Juliari Batubara of accepting bribes up to Rp 32.48 billion (US$2.23 million) from contractors supplying COVID-19 food aid packages to people in need, in the first hearing of his trial on Wednesday.
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