Asia Pacific Voices » anticorruption http://asiapacvoices.com insights & perspectives Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Indonesia: police to deploy thousands for Dec. 9 anti-graft protest http://asiapacvoices.com/insights/2009/12/indonesia-police-to-deploy-thousands-for-dec-9-anti-graft-protest/ http://asiapacvoices.com/insights/2009/12/indonesia-police-to-deploy-thousands-for-dec-9-anti-graft-protest/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:55:23 +0000 Bill Hatch http://asiapacvoices.com/?p=651 In the latest development in the ongoing anticorruption saga in Indonesia, thousands of police officers will be deployed to maintain order at an expected anti-graft protest tomorrow in Jakarta. The protests will coincide with World Anti-Corruption Day.

Popular pressure in Indonesia continues to mount over corruption allegations against the Yudhoyono government. The president has been slow to discipline the officials involved, causing onlookers to call his actions “out of touch” with the strong Indonesian sentiment against anticorruption.

Source: AFP (through Channel NewsAsia), “Indonesia police to deploy thousands for anti-graft protest”, December 9, 2009, http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1023500/1/.html

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The culmination of a scandal that has gripped the nation for months is expected Tuesday when a Jakarta court is scheduled to approve an order to terminate the police probe, the official said.

“Their case will be stopped as it’s legally unworthy to be brought to the court,” Attorney General’s Office deputy for special crimes Marwan Effendi told
reporters.

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Source: AFP (through Channel NewsAsia), “Indonesia to drop charges against anti-graft officials,” November 30, 2009, http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1021588/1/.html

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