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Politics 1 year 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.
Society 1 year ago
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Lawmakers consider amnesty for unregistered migrant workers
The House of Representatives is considering altering the 2017 Migrant Workers’ Protection Law to grant amnesty to both unauthorized migrant workers and the firms sending them overseas illegally, although experts say the plan will do little to solve the issues Indonesian migrant workers face.
Politics 1 year ago
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Law minister mulls new rules on prisoner amnesty, transfers
Following the recent repatriation of foreign convicts, the government is mulling over legislating new rules on prisoner amnesty and transfers as part of a wider aim to ease congestion in the country's overcrowded prisons.
Middle East and Africa 3 years ago
Egypt's Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma
A court in 2019 had sentenced Douma, a leading activist in the 2011 uprising that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak, to 15 years in prison on charges of clashing with security forces in the capital two years earlier.
Asia & Pacific 4 years ago
Mahathir says 'highly likely' jailed Najib will get royal pardon
Mahathir, whose historic election victory in 2018 triggered Najib's downfall, said delays in various trials related to the multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) would result in justice being denied.
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