Day: September 25, 2024

It has been nearly a year since we last discussed the tradition of corruption in East Kalimantan, even though it was also a tradition for us to discuss this nearly every year for the past several years. The last discussion was towards the end of 2023 when there was a sting operation carried out by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). This year, as if to continue the tradition, the KPK came with a new investigation on a different case of alleged corruption. There has been no further explanation regarding the case in question, but the KPK has searched the residence of Awang Faroek Ishak, the former governor of the province (now NasDem politician).

H. Jam’an Nurchotib Mansur or better known as Ustadz Yusuf Mansur has been in the public spotlight for the last few years, not because of the religious teachings he conveyed but because of the alleged problematic investments he offered. Yusuf has faced numerous lawsuits but he has avoided all of them, until June last year. The South Jakarta District Court partially granted the lawsuit filed by the victims on one of his businesses, at last. Soon after, a new lawsuit was registered to the Bogor District Court and after nearly a year of examination, last week, Yusuf lost the battle, again.