TODAY'S HEADLINES:
 

“KPK Contender Answer Allegation of Cutting Case Budget”
http://print.kompas.com/baca/2015/08/26/Calon-Pimpinan-KPK-Menjawab-Tuduhan-Pernah-Memoton– Kompas, Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Candidate for leader of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Sri Harijati, was alleged in a public report to have reduced case handling budget by 50% when she was in charge of the Attorney General Office of Lampung (Kejati Lampung), in 2008. Harijati appeared to be prepared for the question and clarified the allegation. She produced a letter of clarification from the national AGO (Kejagung) stating she never cut any case budget.
 

“KPK Contender Saut Situmorang Will Forgive Past Corruption”
http://www.lensaindonesia.com/2015/08/26/capim-saut-situmorang-akan-maafkan-kasus-korupsi-di-masa-lalu.html – Lensa Indonesia, Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Another candidate for KPK leader, Saut Situmorang, declared that he will forgo past cases of corruption. He made the statement during his interview session with the Selection Committee for KPK Leadership (Pansel KPK).
 

“KPK Will Continue to be Firm against Corruption Offenders”
http://koran.tempo.co/konten/2015/08/26/380992/KPK-Akan-Tetap-Tegas-terhadap-Koruptor – Tempo, Wednesday, August 26, 2015

KPK affirmed that the will continue to crackdown on any government officials who are allegedly involved in corrupting state budgets. President Joko Widodo's instruction regarding financial discretion for heads of regions is not the domain of the anti-graft body.
 

“Court Clerk Receive US$2,000 from Kaligis”
Media Indonesia, Wednesday, August 26, 2015

The clerk who is also secretary to the Medan Administrative Court (PTUN Medan), Syamsir Yusfan, admitted to have received US$ 2,000 from lawyer OC Kaligis for introducing Kaligis with Chief of Court Tripeni Irianto Putro. At the time, Kaligis was filing a case at PTUN Medan about the naming of suspects of social aid fund manipulation at North Sumatera Provincial Administration.
 

“Former General Secretary of ESDM Waryono Karno Charged with 9 Years in Prison”
http://www.solopos.com/2015/08/26/kasus-korupsi-esdm-eks-sekjen-esdm-waryono-karno-dituntut-9-tahun-penjara-636527 – Solo Pos, Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Public prosecutor from KPK, Fitroh Cahyanto, charged the defendant Waryono Karno with 9 years of prison sentence minus confinement time, and a fine of Rp 200m or an additional 6 months imprisonment, as well as Rp 150m in restitution. Waryono Karyo was accused of corruption in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
 

Information as of 17:30 WIB, August 26, 2015