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Politics 2 months ago
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Pardoned convicts trained for food security jobs, minister says
The government previously mulled over allowing former inmates who received presidential pardon to join the Defense Ministry’s reserve component (Komcad) program, but it was scrapped due to legal issues pertaining to existing regulations.
Academia 2 months ago
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Danantara's hidden amnesty: A threat to legal equity
The Patriot Bond promises to fund national development, but its exceptionally low yield tells a different story. By offering sweeping legal immunity to wealthy investors, the vehicle risks morphing from an innovative financial tool into a toxic, de facto amnesty.
Academia 10 months ago
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Indonesia’s anticorruption fight: Serving politics, not justice
Instead of strengthening the law, lawmakers are now seeking to weaken it, as indicated in the move to revise the Anticorruption Law, which will shield powerful decision-makers from accountability as long as they avoid direct bribery.
Politics 1 year ago
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Prabowo’s state address sidesteps rights concerns
Activists have lamented the absence of human rights issues in President Prabowo Subianto’s first state address ahead of the country’s Independence day weekend, with some pointing to ongoing civil repression and the criminalization of dissent.
Politics 1 year ago
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Hasto returns as PDI-P secretary-general after presidential pardon
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has reinstated Hasto Kristiyanto in his role as the party’s secretary-general, nearly two weeks after an amnesty from President Prabowo Subianto annulled his corruption conviction.
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