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View all search resultsMoving the venue of Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s blasphemy trial to a safer location is necessary both to maintain the independence of judges and to avoid a trial by the mob, a human rights organization has said.
The National Police have prepared anticipatory measures to secure two anti-government rallies scheduled for Nov. 25 and Dec. 2, during which millions of people will reportedly take to the streets across Jakarta to demand the resignation of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, a high-ranking officer said on Monday.
National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) chief Comr. Gen. Tito Karnavian has passed the screening conducted by the House of Representatives Commission III overseeing legal affairs on Thursday, making him one step away from becoming Indonesia's new top cop.
Arbitrary arrests of activists and the suppression of free speech in Papua and Jakarta are included in the track record of National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) chief Comr. Gen. Tito Karnavian, the widely praised sole candidate for National Police chief, lawyers claim.
The House of Representatives Commission III agreed on Monday to proceed with the candidacy of Comr. Gen. Tito Karnavian, the current National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) chief, for the National Police’s top job.
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