Bizman suspected as legislator Royan`s briber

The high class bribe.. "Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday declared businessman Dedi Suwarsono as the person suspected to have bribed House of Rpresentatives (DPR) member Bulyan Royan in the procurement of patrol boats for the...

KPK to collaborate wiht UN Agency

"Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is to collaborate with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), an agency under the UN's Social and Economic Council handling corruption cases.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the...

KPK names two suspects in alleged graft case in RI embassy in S`pore

"The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named MSH and EF as suspects in an alleged graft case related to the renovation of a mess hall for Indonesian embassy employees in Singapore.MSH was former Indonesian ambassador to Singapore while EF was his subordinate, KPK...

Forestry minister ready to come to KPK

"Forestry Minister MS Kaban expressed his readiness to come to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) office if the anti-graft body needs his clarification about the forest conversion policy in Bintan, Riau Islands and Musi Banyuasin, South Sumatra."I will come to the...

KPK still investigating PKS faction gratification case

"Pangkalpinang (ANTARA News) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is currently questioning members of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction in the House of Representatives (DPR) who had admitted to receiving 33,000 dollars in gratification money, and collecting...

KPK receives another report on alleged flow of BI funds to House

"The report was jointly filed by a number of non-governmental organizations such as the Corrupter Hunters Brigade (BPK), Anti-Debt Coalition (KAU) and Center for Local Government Reform (Celgor) here on Wednesday.BPK Chairman Munarman said there was an indication of bribe in...

Key prosecutor`s arrest exposes murky world of Indonesian justice

"Attorney General's Office prosecutor Urip Tri Gunawan was arrested on March 2 with 660,000 dollars in cash as he left the Jakarta home of Syamsul Nursalim -- just days after the AGO abandoned an investigation headed by Gunawan into the banker.The AGO was looking into alleged...

KPK to grill junior attorney general

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is to grill Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes Kemas Yahya Rahman on Wednesday (March 12, 2008) in the bribery case against a public prosecutor who had investigated a BLBI (Bank Indonesia Liquidity...

News Focus : Indonesia`s bank liquidity credits trap law enforcers

"For a long time, the public has been holding the belief that legal institutions in Indonesia, a country rated as one of the most corrupt nations in the world, are home to corrupters.Thus, it came as no surprise, when the State Audit Board (BPK) came up two or three years ago...

KPK urged to investigate arrested prosecutor case

""The KPK is welcome to carry out an investigation," Rahman told a press conference on the arrest by the KPK of Urip Tri Gunawan who was caught red-handed receiving a bribe of US$600,000 from a female on Sunday.Meanwhile, Attorney General Hendarman Supandji had instructed...

KPK grills BI governor as witness in graft case

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Burhanuddin Abudllah, on Monday at 9.40 am local time, arrived at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) office to meet the summon of KPK as a witness in graft case.A number of journalists waiting for him in the KPK...

President asks to sterilize process of BI gubernatorial election

Medan (ANTARA News) - The president and the House of Representatives (DPR) have been asked to sterilize the process of the Bank Indonesia (BI) gubernatorial election which will be held in May this year.This step should be taken to prevent suspicions that officials of the...