TODAY'S HEADLINES
 

“ICW: KPK Performance Slackening”
http://www.tribunnews.com/nasional/2015/09/14/icw-lihat-kinerja-kpk-mulai-menurun - Tribun, Monday, September 14, 2015

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) noticed that the performance of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have been slackening. This is indicated by the number of cases that stagnate in investigation and not developed to prosecutions.
 

“O.C. Kaligis File Lawsuit at Constitution Court against KPK”
http://koran.tempo.co/konten/2015/09/12/382501/OC-Kaligis-Gugat-KPK-ke-Mahkamah-Konstitusi - Tempo, Saturday, September 12, 2015

Otto Cornelis Kaligis, suspect in alleged bribery at Medan Administrative Court, filed three judicial reviews at once at the Constitution Court. Kaligis contested Article 46 paragraph (2) and Article 45 paragraph (1) of Law no. 30/202 about KPK as well as Article 1 item (2) of the Law of Criminal Procedures.
 

“Corrupt Officials Still Not Safe”
http://print.kompas.com/baca/2015/09/14/Pejabat-Korup-Tetap-Tak-Aman - Kompas, Monday, September 14, 2015

Despite the governments new policy to relieve public officials from corruption charges in procurement procedures, KPK reaffirmed that the policy will not shelter corrupt officials.
 

“Discard Corruption Offenses from Criminal Code”
http://print.kompas.com/baca/2015/09/14/Keluarkan-Delik-Korupsi-dari-KUHP - Kompas, Monday, September 14, 2015

ICW called on the government to erase corruption articles from the Draft of Criminal Code. If these offenses are included, corruption offense will lose its extraordinary properties. In turn, this will generalize case treatment between corruption offense and other criminal offenses.
 

“DPR to Exercise Investigative Rights on Pelindo Case”
Media Indonesia, Saturday, September 12, 2015

The move by House of Representatives (DPR) to set up a Special Committee (Pansus) on Pelindo case was unanimously agreed by all factions in Commission III and designed as a cross-commission setup. Deputy Chairman of DPR proposed to exercise the parliament's investigative rights in this case.
 

“Budget Transparency to Prevent Corruption”
Media Indonesia, Monday, September 14, 2015

Director for State Budget (APBN) Drafting at the Ministry of Finance avowed that the government will maintain a publicly open access to state budget. Budget transparency will facilitate the general public to participate in preventing corruption.