Ma’ruf Amin & His Inner Circle (2)
Muhammad Rapsel Ali, the son-in-law of the elected Vice President KH Ma’ruf Amin, is under the spotlight following the General Election Commission (KPU)’s decision to not include his name in the list of 575 new lawmakers of the House of Representatives (DPR) for the 2019-2024 period—they will be sworn in on October 1, 2019. Rapsel, according to the KPU, did not submit his State Official Wealth Report (LHKPN) to the KPU.
Power Sharing in the MPR & Amendment of the Constitution
All political parties in the House of Representatives (DPR) have on Thursday (Sep 5) agreed to revise the Legislative Institution Law No. 2/2018 (or known as the MD3 Law) to accommodate the request for 10 seats in the leadership of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR). Is this the price for a consensus on the plan to amend the 1945 Constitution?
Prabowo-Hendropriyono’s Meeting
The Chairman of the Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto met with former Chief of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) A.M. Hendropriyono (who is also a former chairman of the PKPI Party) at the latter’s private residence in Senayan, Central Jakarta last night (Sep. 5). The two retired Army generals discussed, among others, the recent situation in Papua and West Papua.
The Real Jokowi (2)
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has forwarded the list of ten candidates of new leaders of the 2019-2023 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to the House of Representatives (DPR). The President didn’t give any note or correction the list that his selection committee made. He fully trust them despite the criticisms of watchdog groups and KPK supporters. This could be an example of how we’d see a different Jokowi in his second term: a Jokowi that has nothing to lose.
The Race to Control Golkar (5)
The supporters of Golkar chairman candidate Bambang Soesatyo (Bamsoet) held a meeting at the Sultan Hotel Jakarta. They expressed their disappointment in their Chairman Airlangga Hartarto, who didn’t let them use the Party’s headquarters. They urged Airlangga to soon hold the Golkar’s plenary meeting to evaluate the Party’s performance in the 2019 legislative election. Airlangga’s supporters, however, defended him by saying there was a reason for not granting the use of the HQ. They said the Party, under Airlangga’s leadership, indeed would hold a 5-day meeting starting tomorrow (Sep. 6).
The New Capital: the Opposition & Property Giants
Another hot topic in town is President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s decision to move the capital city of Indonesia to an area in the neighboring regencies of Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartanegara in the resource-rich province of East Kalimantan. Interestingly, the opposition launched a movement criticizing Jokowi’s decision by capitalizing a part of the public that disagrees with the plan.
Military’s Job Rotation, Jokowi & Papua Issue
The Commander of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto made another round of job rotation following the situation in West Papua and Papua. This rotation canceled the previous rotation Hadi made three weeks ago.
Sandiaga Uno: Present & Future
Where’s Sandiaga Uno? What is he doing now? Those are some of the questions we were asked regarding Sandi. Sandi has kept a low profile after the Constitutional Court (MK) rejected Prabowo’s lawsuit and reaffirmed Jokowi as the winner of the presidential race.
KPK Leadership Selection: The Final Top Ten
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has received the list of ten candidates of new leaders of the 2019-2023 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) from the selection committee. The President will soon forward the said list to the House of Representatives (DPR), and later the DPR will pick five names to become the new KPK leaders.
Making the KPK Less Political
Today, Sep. 2, the Committee tasked with selecting the new leaders of the 2019-2023 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is expected to submit the list of ten candidates to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. That said, watchdog groups and observers have shared their pessimism. They’re responding to the decision of the Committee to pass the candidates from the Police and the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) into the final stage.