On February 28, 2018, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Attorney General’s Office, the Police and the Government Internal Supervisory Apparatus (APIP) jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on combating corruption, but on the occasion, the Chief of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim Polri) Komjen (Pol) Ari Dono Sukmanto gave a statement that sparked an outdated debate: whether the repatriation of State losses could eliminate the element of a criminal offense already committed by a person. In the same week, the trial of Nur Alam, the disgraced governor of Southeast Sulawesi continues, and it was revealed that Nur Alam had several identity cards used for various purposes, including disguising the acceptance of bribes. While in another case, one of the suspects in a corruption case involving PT Sang Hyang Seri (Persero) filed a pre-trial petition against the Attorney General’s Office.To subscribe please click here
