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SUNDAY, 03 APRIL, 2016 | 17:50 WIB

Other Individuals May Involved in Reclamation Graft Case: KPK

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chief Saut Situmorang said that other individuals, in addition to Jakarta Legislative Council member Mohammad Sanusi and Agung Podomoro Land (APL) president director Ariesman Widjaja, could be involved in the graft case surrounding the Jakarta Bay reclamation project.

“We’re looking into others’ involvement in the case. So, investigators are taking steps [to investigate the case],” Saut said on Sunday, April 03, 2016, without revealing the individuals that he referred to.

Earlier, the KPK searched offices of Jakarta Legislative Council speaker Prasetio Edi Marsudi, his deputy M. Taufik and Mohammad Sanusi to find evidences. In response to a question about Prasetio and Taufik’s involvement, Saut said that he could not provide the confirmation yet.

To this date, the KPK has named three suspects in this case, namely city councilor Mohammad Sanusi, APL president director Ariesman Widjaja and APL staff Trinanda Prihantoro. They were arrested after the KPK launched an operation at Best Western Hotel in East Jakarta on Thursday last week.

Sanusi allegedly received Rp 2 billion (US$147,000) from Ariesman and Trinanda to grease the Jakarta Bay reclamation project. KPK deputy chief Laode Muhammad Syarif said that the case was categorized as a grand corruption case, since it was related to public policy.

“It’s an example where a corporation influences a public policy,” Laode said.

Laode explained that the graft case began when APL persuaded the Jakarta administration to appoint the company as a vendor for the Jakarta Bay reclamation project. Sanusi, as the chairman of Jakarta Legislative Commission D overseeing development, attempted to accommodate APL’s goal.

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Minister Susi and IV Commission of the House Agree to Stop the Reclamation of Jakarta Bay Project

Oleh Novrizal Sikumbang

13 April 2016 5:49 PM

Jakarta, Aktual.com – Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti and the House of Representatives Commission IV agreed to stop the reclamation project development process of Jakarta bay.

The decision was agreed in the meeting between Minister Susi Pudjiastuti with Commission IV of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday (13/4).

“Commission IV of the House of Representatives agreed with the government c.q. Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries to stop the reclamation project development process beaches Jakarta bay,” said the leader of the House of Representatives Commission IV Raker, Herman Khaeron, in the Meeting Room of Commission IV of the House of Representatives, Senayan, Wednesday (13/4).

Still in conclusion, continued Herman, the discontinuation ordered the Maritime and Fisheries (CTF) Ministry to coordinate with the provincial government of Jakarta.

“Ask (CTF) to coordinate with the Jakarta administration to comply with the legislation,” said Demokrat politicians.

(Vivin Sri Wahyuni)

Minister Susi and IV Commission of the House Agree to Stop the Reclamatiom of Jakarta Bay Project - Aktual.Com Terhangat Terpercaya

 

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Indonesia postpones unpopular revision of anti-corruption law
The revision has been seen as an attempt to curb the work of Indonesia's anti-corruption agency

By Sujadi Siswo
Posted 22 Feb 2016 18:26

Protesters shout slogans during a rally in front of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Jakarta on Feb 18, 2015. (Photo: AFP/Bay Ismoyo)

JAKARTA: Indonesia has postponed a law revision widely viewed as an attempt to weaken the role of the country’s anti-corruption agency.

President Joko Widodo and House leaders reached the decision after they met in Jakarta on Monday (Feb 22) to resolve the issue which has caused public uproar.

The proposed revision was seen as an attempt to curb the powers of the Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK in its fight against corruption.

The four proposals that garnered intense opposition were restrictions on wire-tapping, the setting up of an over-sight body, directives to stop investigations, and recruitment of investigators.

"I understand the political dynamics in parliament particularly relating to the proposed revision of law for the anti-corruption commission. In this respect, we agreed that it is best that it is not deliberated at this time," said President Widodo.

The Indonesian leader said the proposed revision to the law needs further studies and public debate.

President Widodo - who has made fighting corruption key to his reform agenda - was put in a difficult position because his party - the PDIP and others in his coalition - had supported the revision.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/indonesia-postpones/2536964.html



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Indonesia agency pushes plan to tackle deforestation, fires

Stephen Wrigth

Posted: Mon, March 7 2016| 08:46 pm

Firemen spray water to contain burning wildfire in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Sept. 5, 2015. (AP)

Indonesia's anti-graft commission on Monday said government agencies have agreed on a plan to combat corruption in the forestry industry that costs the state billions of dollars in lost revenue and is behind fires that pollute Southeast Asia.

The attempt to address a longstanding crisis in the management and conservation of Indonesia's prized tropical forests comes after a study by the anti-corruption commission estimated that the commercial value of undeclared logging was US$60.7 billion to $81.4 billion between 2003 and 2014. The study released in October estimated the government's loss of revenue from royalties at $6.5 billion to $9 billion over the same period.

Dian Patria, head of corruption prevention for natural resources at the Corruption Eradication Commission, said top officials from other ministries and agencies have given their backing to the plan.

Protecting extensive tropical forests that are among the largest in the world is a key issue for Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Unreported timber production deprives the Indonesian government of revenue it could use to improve infrastructure and services for its still largely poor population of more than 250 million.

Annual burning of forests and peatland in Sumatra and Kalimantan to clear land for palm oil plantations and other agriculture is a regular bane for Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand and parts of Indonesia. The fires produce a smoky haze that is a health hazard, often forcing people indoors and shutting down schools and airports.

Monica Tanuhandaru, the executive director of Kemitraan, which lobbies for clean government and business, said the plan is significant but will require continual support from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to be fully implemented.

The plan developed by the anti-corruption commission, along with Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Finance, Supreme Audit Agency, and financial regulatory agencies, leans heavily on technology to build an accurate picture of where illegal deforestation and conversion of peatland into farmland is occurring.

The anti-corruption commission hopes use of Landsat satellites, drones and LIDAR pulsed laser-based mapping will identify land clearing on a close to real-time basis. That will provide the information for prosecuting companies that log more than they declare.

According to the report released in October, official statistics on timber production capture less than a quarter of what is cut down.

The plan also requires the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to disclose more information about its monitoring efforts. For the first time, it would issue quarterly reports on where deforestation and peatland conversion has occurred and also detail what law enforcement actions it has taken.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...y-pushes-plan-tackle-deforestation-fires.html

 

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Indonesia arrests nine in bribery probe linked to $21 billion Lippo Group project

Agustinus Beo Da Costa
3 MIN READ

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency has arrested nine people, including a top district government official and a company director, in a bribery investigation linked to the Lippo Group’s $21 billion Meikarta real estate project near Jakarta.

In a sting operation on Sunday, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested two Lippo Group consultants and an employee accused of trying to pay off city officials to obtain property permits for Meikarta, KPK chairman Laode Muhammad Syarif told a news conference late on Monday.

Costing $21 billion and billed as the “Shenzhen of Indonesia”, after the booming Chinese city, Meikarta is Lippo’s largest project to date and is meant to be a center for the automotive and electronic industries, while including five-star hotels, shopping malls and universities.

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Shares in Lippo Group’s Lippo Cikarang, a parent company for Meikarta, dropped almost 15 percent after the news and ended down 13.36 percent on Tuesday.

Syarif told reporters that Lippo director Billy Sindoro was arrested and named as the prime suspect in the case after detained Lippo employees said they had been acting on his instructions to bribe a top district government official.

Syarif identified that official as Neneng Hasanah Yasin, who is the regent for West Java’s Bekasi area where the Meikarta project is located, saying he was also arrested.


Through the sting operation, investigators had confiscated 513 million rupiah ($33,772) and S$90,000 ($65,378) that had been intended as bribe money, Syarif said.

Neither Sindoro nor Yasin could immediately be reached for comment through their lawyers.

A lawyer for Meikarta said there was no tolerance for corruption and pledged to collaborate with KPK investigators. Meikarta would also conduct its own internal investigation.

“In the event we find that there was deviation from our anti-corruption principles, we will not hesitate to strictly sanction anyone found guilty according to employment law,” counsel Denny Indrayana said in Tuesday’s statement.


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The anti-graft agency has given limited details of the others arrested in connection with the investigation but four of them are civil servants, the agency said.

The complexity of the Meikarta project, involving numerous government agencies in the issuance of its permits, made it more vulnerable to corruption and the KPK suspected there have been other instances of bribery, Syarif said.

Sindoro was convicted in 2009 for bribing an official at the anti-monopoly agency to obtain broadcasting rights for the English Premier League.

He was then president of First Media, another unit of the Lippo Group.

Reporting by Agustinus Beo Da Costa; Writing by Fanny Potkin; Editing by Ed Davies and Robert Birsel

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-21-billion-lippo-group-project-idUSKCN1MQ1MJ