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Academia 4 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 6 months 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 7 months 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.
Academia 7 months ago
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Reading Megawati's silhouette: Between harmony, hegemony and democracy
The President's recent move to grant amnesty to Hasto Kristiyanto presents a case study for the use of political diction in the continuing power play between the hegemony of his "grand coalition" and the counterstrategy of PDI-P matriarch Megawati in defining her party's stance.
Politics 7 months ago
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Pardons cast doubt over Prabowo’s anticorruption commitment
President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to pardon Thomas Lembong and Hasto Kristiyanto in their high-profile graft cases has sounded alarms over political interference in the judiciary and sparked renewed scrutiny over his administration’s commitment to anticorruption.
Politics 7 months ago
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Prabowo reconciles with opposition through pardons
President Prabowo Subianto’s request to grant abolition and amnesty--two forms of clemency--for graft convicts Thomas Lembong and Hasto Kristiyanto, respectively, was approved by the House of Representatives, eliminating their prison sentences.
