It is only four days left before Prabowo-Gibran’s inauguration, and President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo inaugurated two sections of the Trans Sumatra toll road: Indrapura – Kisaran toll road section 2 Limapuluh – Kisaran ((32.15 KM) in North Sumatra province and Betung section (Simpang Sekayu) – Tempino – Jambi toll road section 3 Bayung Lencir – Tempino (34 KM) in Jambi province yesterday.
Read MoreWhat we have witnessed from the prolonged drama between the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and Gazalba Saleh is proof that even the KPK still has shortcomings and proof that there are criminals who do not feel guilty. In the end, corruption, especially when carried out massively, is proof of greed. Unfortunately, as mentioned, the judges who should be the enforcers of justice, are vulnerable to losing to their greed. Gazalba Saleh is not the first, and if there is no change in the justice system and law enforcement, he may not be the last.
Read MoreThe drama on the law enforcer’s efforts to punish the disgraced Supreme Court Justice, Gazalba Saleh, is finally over. After the Panel of Judges of the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court gave a surprising interlocutory decision earlier this year, Saleh faced his trial again in June 2024. This week, Saleh was finally found guilty. In our records, at least in the cases that have been made public, Saleh is the umpteenth judge who, instead of fighting corruption, has been involved in corruption.
Read MoreDudy Purwagandhi is one of over 40 people summoned by president-elect Prabowo Subianto to become minister on Monday (Oct 14). Dudy, who is currently commissioner of state-owned electricity utility firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), is said candidate to become minister of transportation, replacing Budi Karya Sumadi.
Read MorePolice General (ret) Budi Gunawan was seen accompanying the outgoing President Jokowi in a visit to Aceh on Tuesday (Oct. 15), or five days after the President signed a Presidential Letter (Surpres) No. R51 regarding Budi’s dismissal from the position of the Chief of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) and the nomination of Lt. Gen. (ret) Muhammad Herindra as Budi’s successor. Budi himself has long been tipped as the next Coordinating Minister for Politics & Security in Prabowo-Gibran’s cabinet.
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