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Archipelago 1 year ago
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Watchdog demands better oversight of corruption-ridden village funds
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has documented a total of 851 cases of corruption involving village funds between 2015 and 2024. The KPK also revealed that village fund corruption is the most prevalent form of graft pertaining to the management of state finances.
Politics 2 years ago
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House presses ahead with 'pork barrel' legislation despite opposition
The House of Representatives agreed on Tuesday to endorse a proposed revision to the 2014 Village Law, which seeks to grant village heads more funds and longer terms as a House initiative, paving the way for what experts deemed a "pork barrel" legislation to be passed into law.
Politics 2 years ago
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‘Pork barrel’ legislation raises red flag
A proposed revision to the 2014 Village Law that would give village heads more funds and longer terms is facing mounting scrutiny, with critics describing it as pork barrel legislation aimed at winning favor with the country’s tens of thousands of village heads ahead of next year’s elections.
Archipelago 2 years ago
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How Indonesian village aid funds weapons for Papua's rebellion
The "Dana Desa" village fund introduced by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in 2015 and valued at $4.7 billion this year has long been criticised as prone to corruption. Nowhere is the oversight of the scheme more challenging than in Papua's remote highlands.
