The flagship DP 0% housing program, launched during Anies Baswedan’s tenure as Governor of Jakarta, was envisioned as a breakthrough to help low-income residents own homes. Too bad, instead of serving the purposes, it unraveled into a sprawling corruption scandal that exposed systemic weaknesses in land acquisition procedures and the complicity of public officials and private entities. Over the years, the program has spawned four separate corruption cases, implicating high-profile individuals and corporate actors—including Yoory Corneles Pinontoan, former President Director of PD Pembangunan Sarana Jaya (PD Sarana Jaya), a regional public corporation tasked with executing the project. Recently, the latest defendants in the latest case have been found guilty. To subscribe please click here
