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The KPK named on Wednesday five suspects in the case, including Basarnas head Air Vice Marshal Henri Alfiandi and the agency’s administrative coordinator, Lt. Col. Afri Budi Cahyanto. Investigators have accused Henri of accepting kickbacks pertaining to procurement in the rescue agency between 2021 and 2023 totaling Rp 88.3 billion (US$5.9 million).
Speaking during his inaugural press briefing earlier this week, Mahfud said he would only stick to facts and evidence gathered from the Attorney General's Office (AGO), which is currently investigating the case.
During a meeting with House Commission XI on Monday, the embattled minister outlined some of the institutional changes underway, including improved mechanisms and access, as well as communication training for tax and customs officers.
Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud said suspicious transactions amounting to Rp 300 trillion (US$19.35 billion) found within the Finance Ministry were not due to graft, but to money laundering.
Many cases show that the existence of civil society organisations in the context of authoritarian politics do not necessarily introduce a regime change and in a democratic context they face many limitations in advancing a liberal political order. Indeed, the global trend of authoritarianism affirms the failure of civil society in defending democratic institutions from being hijacked by reactionary populist politics.
