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The Tangerang district court has ordered state prosecutors to formally charge the five alleged executors in the drive-by murder of businessman Nasrudin Zulkarnain in a court session on Monday. The five defendants are Daniel Daen Sabon (Danil), Heri Santosa (Bagol), Hendrikus Kia Walen (Hendrik), Fransiskus Tadon Kerans (Amsi) and Eduardus Noe Ndopo Bete (Edo). "There is no reasons not to read the indictment," presiding judge Arthur Hangewa told Tempointeraktif.com on Monday. Arthur led the trials of Amsi and Edo. Prosecutors have delayed delivering the indictment several times without clear reasons. Meanwhile, lead prosecutor Rahardjo Budi Kiswanto said that he would read the indictment against Danil on Monday. He had prepared 79 pages of indictment. Nasrudin was shot on March 15, by a group of gunmen after he was playing golf in Tangerang, Banten. The murder case involves former Corruption Eradication Commission chairman Antasari Azhar, who is standing trial separately

At least five group of anti-corruption activists will take to the streets across Jakarta on Tuesday, the city police have warned. A public forum to support anti-corruption movement would be held at the central office of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization, in Jl. Menteng Raya, Central Jakarta, starting 9 a.m., the Jakarta Police Traffic Management Center said. One group will hold a rally related to the controversial bailout of Bank Century at the Coordinating Ministry for Economy and the Finance Ministry offices in Jl. Lapangan Banteng, also in Central Jakarta, through out the day. Rallies will be also held at the National Police Headquarted in Jl. Trunojoyo and the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in Jl. Sultan Hasanuddin, both in South Jakarta. Other groups will also stage rally at the Jakarta City Police headquarters, the Central, East and West Jakarta Precinct police offices. The public has been left confused and disappointed after President Susilo B

Bambang Widjojanto, lawyer to Bibit Samad Rianto and Chandra M. Hamzah, said that it would be "difficult" for them to resign from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in exchange for his freedom from legal charges. Bambang said that Bibit and Chandra would like to see the recommendations from the fact finding team to be implemented with no strings attached. The fact finding team, established by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, recommended to the President that the National Police or the Attorney General's Office drop the charges against Bibit and Chandra, which the team believed to have been fabricated. Reports have it that the AGO would drop the charges against Bibit and Chandra provided that they resign as KPK deputy chairmen. It is also reported that Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar met with active leaders of KPK about this issue. Commenting on the reports, Bambang told Tempointeraktif.com : "Maybe, if (Patrialis) went to KPK leader

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a presidential decree on the appointment of 10 special staff, six of whom are new faces. Presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal told tempointeraktif.com on Thursday evening that all the special staff had signed a pact of integrity and performance contract. He also said that the new staff had received directions over their future duties directly from the President at the Presidential Palace. "The President has signed the decree. Let the State Secretary or the President himself announce the names," Dino said, refusing to mention the 10 names. However, Palace sources say that Julian Adrian Pasha, deputy dean of the University of Indonesia's School of Social and Political Sciences, is appointed as the new spokesman for domestic affairs, after Andi Mallarangeng left to become Youth Affairs and Sports Minister. Andi Arief, former activist of Democratic People's Party, is the President's special staff member for social aid

nstead of meeting his fact-finding team on the corruption scandal, the President on Monday summoned the chiefs of intelligence and National Police, and the Attorney General, to his private residence. However all were tight-lipped on what transpired in the meeting lasting over two hours with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Cikeas, near Jakarta. Yudhoyono had met with National Police chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri, Attorney General Hendarman Supandji, and State Inteligence Agency (BIN) head Sutanto. The President’s meeting with his fact-finding team was delayed again until Tuesday. The team headed by top lawyer Adnan Buyung Nasution was given two weeks until Sunday to probe an alleged plot against deputies of the country’s antigraft body, the powerful Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). High-ranking police officers and prosecutors have been implicated in the scandal, following the live broadcast of a wiretapped conversation at the Constitutional Court. Conversations in

Two high-ranking police officers will testify Tuesday at the South Jakarta District Court to confront the testimony from Sr. Comr. Wiliardi Wizar, who claimed that they had forced him to make a false dossier against defendant in a murder case and former anti-graft leader Antasari Azhar. Last week, Wiliardi, a former South Jakarta Police chief, stunned all and sundry with his statement in the court hearing that he had been coerced by police investigators to fall in line with a plot to frame Antasari. Among the officers he named were former National Police deputy chief detective Insp. Gen. Hadiatmoko and former Jakarta police chief detective chief Brig. Gen. M. Iriawan. Lead prosecutor Cirus Sinaga has confirmed that the two officers would come to the hearing Tuesday, together with several investigators who questioned Wiliardi during the making of the dossier. Antasari is currently on trial for allegedly plotting the murder of Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, a director in state pharmaceutical compa

Two high-ranking police officers will testify Tuesday at the South Jakarta District Court to confront the testimony from Sr. Comr. Wiliardi Wizar, who claimed that they had forced him to make a false dossier against defendant in a murder case and former anti-graft leader Antasari Azhar. Last week, Wiliardi, a former South Jakarta Police chief, stunned all and sundry with his statement in the court hearing that he had been coerced by police investigators to fall in line with a plot to frame Antasari. Among the officers he named were former National Police deputy chief detective Insp. Gen. Hadiatmoko and former Jakarta police chief detective chief Brig. Gen. M. Iriawan. Lead prosecutor Cirus Sinaga has confirmed that the two officers would come to the hearing Tuesday, together with several investigators who questioned Wiliardi during the making of the dossier. Antasari is currently on trial for allegedly plotting the murder of Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, a director in state pharmaceutical compa

Demonstrators are expected to hit the street this morning, targeting the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) and the presidential palace. According to the Jakarta Police's Traffic Management Center, two different groups of demonstrators are scheduled to rally in front of the KPK building on Jl. HR Rasuna Said, but it is not clear which groups they are. The next group would gather at Jakarta's Hotel Indonesia traffic circle and then march to the presidential palace complex in Central Jakarta. Another group of demonstrators are scheduled to rally at the BPK building on Jl. Gatot Subroto. The main issue the demonstrators would likely raise is the current fighting between the national police and KPK as well as BPK's ongoing investigation into the Bank Century scandal. The police call on the public to avoid the locations of demonstrations for possible traffic jams.

In an event featuring a Javanese gamelan ensemble, the Arizona State University (ASU) launched a documentary film on Friday taking a comprehensive look at the mudflow disaster that has wreaked havoc in the East Java town of Sidoarjo. MudMax, produced by London-based Immodicus SA, premiered before a limited audience, including journalists from Indonesia, and was followed by a discussion with experts who are still perplexed about how to stop the mudflow which began in May 2006 The Sidoarjo mud, or popularly referred to as Lusi (after its Indonesian abbreviation) covers an ever expanding area and has displaced more than 40,000 people, caused extensive damage to economic infrastructure and is one enormous and expanding environmental disaster. ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration director Kip Hodges said the university was very keen on helping society deal with immense challenges, and feels that Lusi posed a very profound and unique problem for Indonesia. The gamelan number was p

TOKYO – President Barack Obama declared Saturday that an era of American disengagement in the globe's fastest-growing region is over and warned that the U.S. and its Asian partners "will not be cowed" by North Korea 's continued defiance over its nuclear weapons and other provocations. Obama also said a robust China should be welcomed, not feared, as a powerful partner on urgent challenges. Addressing Americans' worries about the economic and security threat from China's rising might and Asians' skepticism about U.S leadership, the president said: "We welcome China's efforts to play a greater role on the world stage, a role in which their growing economy is joined by growing responsibility." In a 40-minute speech, Obama offered incentives for North Korea to abandon the nuclear weapons it is believed to already have and the production program it continues in defiance of U.N. Security Counci

A recent survey says President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s image has taken a battering following his seeming reluctance to step in to the antigraft breach and the Bank Century debacle, which could risk the success of his 100-day program. The survey was based on reports from five national Indonesian-language dailies — Kompas, Tempo, Media Indonesia, Republika and Seputar Indonesia – from Nov. 3 to 9. “The public’s negative perception of the President is rated at 64 percent, higher than last week’s rating of 53.85 percent,” Indonesian Survey Circle—Network (LSI-Network) public issues executive director Denny J.A. said Thursday. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) saga revolves around a possible conspiracy between the National Police and the Attorney General’s Office to undermine the antigraft body by framing two of its deputy chairmen, Chandra M. Hamzah and Bibit Samad Rianto, in a bribery case. A tape indicating the conspiracy was played at a nationally televised hearing at the C

The public’s negative perception of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has increased despite the priority programs he has promised to implement within his first 100 days in office, a research institute says. Media research conducted by the Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) between Nov. 3 and Nov. 9 said the public’s negative perception of Yudhoyono rose to 64 percent from 54 percent the previous week. LSI executive director Denny JA said Thursday the growing negative perception had resulted from the President’s failure to take quick action. For example, he remained silent over a tape recording that mentioned his name, which gave the impression he supported a plot to frame Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputies Bibit Samad Rianto and Chandra M. Hamzah. Yudhoyono did not file a defamation lawsuit over the case, unlike his tough legal measure against former deputy House of Representatives speaker Zaenal Marif who publicly accused him of marrying another woman when he was a milit

Setiap diri kita pasti pernah melihat matahari dan merasakan hangat serta panasnya sinar matahari. Bahkan kita sering pula menunggu hari menjelang sore untuk melihat matahari terbenam kala senja. Seharian kita mampu menghabiskan waktu untuk bisa melihat senja yang begitu cantik menghantarkan kita pada peradaban malam yang gulita menuju mimpi-mimpi yang telah kita bangun secara tersruktur kala siang. Begitu pun ketika kita bangun di pagi hari, kita selalu mempunyai harapan baru dan semangat baru sehangat kilau matahari pagi yang menyapa lembut dari rerimbun daun-daun akasia (mungkin) dan burung-burung yang berkicau merdu serta kupu-kupu yang memesona berterbangan kian kemari. Cerah bukan?. Dari dulu hingga sekarang matahari tak pernah lelah memberikan manfaatnya bagi kita bahkan semua mahluk yang ada di bumi. Matahari begitu dinantikan kedatangannya selalu. Matahari adalah bintang terdekat dengan Bumi dengan jarak rata-rata 149.680.000 kilometer (93.026.724 mil). Matahari serta kedelapa

Attorney General Hendarman Supandji is desperately trying to reform his institution, severely tarnished by recent corruption scandals, and has gone as far as pleading with the House of Representatives to assist him. “It is not an easy task to reform the Attorney General’s Office. I am aware of the existence of case brokers, extortion scandals and so forth. I am honestly very concerned,” he told legislators during a hearing with the House Commission III on legal affairs in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday. “However, I need help. I am not reforming 10 people, but 20,000." Hendarman also said that he never wanted to become the attorney general. “I wanted to be a notary. It never even crossed by mind to become attorney general. However, God has made me one so I have to do it." Hendarman also complained about his job, saying it caused him stress as he did not have enough time for his family. “I work 15 hours a day. I don’t have time to go to the mall, or hang out. Why would I

Lawmakers at the House of Representatives' Commission III on legal affairs were urged not to clap their hands during a hearing with the attorney general for fear it would spark public anger. "Please, don't clap your hands in this forum. If you do, the House will be publicly condemned," commission chairman Benny K. Harman said Monday prior to the start of the hearing. Benny's warning came after someone clapped following three questions put on the table by legislator Syarifuddin Suding to Attorney General Hendarman Supandji. In what seemed to be damage control mode compared to the hearing with the National Police last week, lawmakers questioned the AGO on issues ranging from alleged widespread corruption in the judiciary to the suspected involvement of senior prosecutors in the possible criminalization of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairmen Bibit Samad Rianto and Chandra M. Hamzah. The commission received wide criticism from the public in the pr

Suatu malam saya pernah bermimpi menemukan begitu banyak emas batangan yang berserakan di halaman rumah saya. Kukumpulkan emas-emas itu seraya berbahagia menemukannya, tapi dalam hati saya bertanya emas siapakah ini gerangan. Kuhiraukan suara hati itu dengan tetap memungut emas yang berserakan. Aku pikir inilah mungkin jalan saya untuk bisa kaya dan terbebas dari belegu finansial yang membuat hidup tak lepas. Lelah rasanya menjadi orang yang serba kekurangan, mau ini mau itu tidak bisa dilakukan karena tidak ada uang atau alat tukar yang bisa saya gunakan untuk mendapatkan apa yang saya inginkan. Memang uang bukan segalanya, tapi segalanya tidak ada yang tidak pakai uang. Bayangkan saat ini saja apabila kita datang ke pusat perbelanjaan atau yang sering kita sebut Mall dan kebelet ingin datang ke toilet untuk sekedar buang air kecil saja dikenakan biaya seribu rupiah. Nah pasti tidak ada orang yang engga mau kaya, termasuk saya. Tapi apa lacur hal yang saya alami itu hanya terdapat di

Suatu sore sehabis hujan, mungkin kita semua pernah melihat pelangi yang begitu indah penuh warna. Pelangi adalah gejala optik dan meteorologi yang menyebabkan spektrum dari cahaya yang (hampir) kontinyu untuk muncul di langit waktu matahari bersinar ke atas titik air hujan yang jatuh. Pembiasan cahaya yang ditimbulkan dari pelangi begitu indah banyak orang menyingkat untuk menyimpulkan warna pelangi mejikuhibiniu, yaitu Merah, Jingga, Kuning, Hijau, Biru, Nila, Ungu. Rangkaian dari ketujuh warna yang dihasilkan merupakan gabungan yang sangat sempurna ketika alam bercerita. Mengapa saya sebut hal tersebut sebagai satu cerita yang menarik untuk tidak sekedar kita lihat melainkan bagaimana kita mendengar pesan dari cerita yang telah disampaikan oleh fenomena alam tersebut. Ternyata kita dapat mengambil kesimpulan atau hikmah dari pelangi untuk bisa kita terapkan dalam kehidupan kita sehari-hari sebagai insan yang mempunyai daya cipta, karya dan karsa. Begitu banyak cerita, lagu, puisi, d

Experts say the image of the relatively new Victim and Witness Protection Agency (LPSK) has been seriously tainted by the recent public playing of a recording revealing a possible conspiracy between one of its leaders and a graft suspect. The agency was officially established in Aug. 8, 2008, however, the law regulating its authority was passed in 2006. The 2006 LPSK Law stipulates that the agency must provide full protection to witnesses or victims of criminal acts. Article 10 of the law stipulates that witnesses under LPSK protection cannot be charged either with the Criminal Code or the Civil Law. It also stipulates that the testimony of a witness who is also a suspect in a criminal case can be used by judges as a consideration in reducing the witness' punishment (if they are found guilty). The LPSK must also coordinate with other law-enforcement institutions when it wants to provide protection for witnesses who are also suspects, Gadjah Mada University (Yogyakarta) legal expert

A government-sanctioned fact-finding team said Monday the National Police lacked evidence to push for an investigation into alleged abuse of power and extortion implicating suspended Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chiefs Chandra M. Hamzah and Bibit S. Rianto. Head of the team Adnan Buyung Nasution said that even if the police had secured evidence of alleged bribery, it would stop at businessman Anggodo Widjojo, who gave the bribe money to middleman Ari Muladi. “The police have no proof of the alleged transfer of the money to the KPK leaders,” Adnan told a media conference held to announce the team’s progress report. Anggodo is the brother of graft suspect Anggoro Widjojo, who is still at large. The police have accused Chandra and Bibit of receiving Rp 2.5 billion (US$ 250,000) between them to halt investigations into a graft case at the Forestry Ministry involving Anggoro. The team will submit its temporary recommendations to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the cont

Nancy Pelosi clapped her hands as she left the House floor late Saturday night . “That was easy,” the speaker said with a smile. It wasn’t. She had just delivered a promise decades of her predecessors failed to bring home, harnessing her uncommon focus, vote-counting acumen and consensus-building skills to bring tens of millions of Americans a giant leap closer to having health insurance coverage with a 220-215 roll call . “Somebody asked me if this was a victory for [President] Barack Obama . It’s not. This victory belongs to her,” said House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.). “As far as I know she never sleeps nor eats.” The bill’s fate, for now, rests across the Capitol in the hands of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). But with Saturday’s vote, Pelosi proved yet again she is the able master of a Democratic Caucus that is enjoying its greatest political and legislative success since

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