Police & Law Enforcement

July 2023

News/Indonesia
Detik News – July 19, 2023

Arief Ikhsanudin, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has asked why the number of sting operations (OTT) conducted by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to be showcased as a measur

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – July 18, 2023

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan says he disagrees with the view that the decline in Indonesia's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is because of the lack of prosecutions by the Co

News/Indonesia
Tribun Medan – July 11, 2023

Edward Gilbert Munthe, Medan – The Medan Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) has slammed a statement by Medan mayor and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's brother-in-law, Bobby Nasution, supporting criminals being shot dead.

June 2023

News/West Papua
CNN Indonesia – June 30, 2023

Jakarta – West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organisation (TPNPB-OPM) or KKB (armed criminal group) spokesperson Sebby Sambom claims that they have not asked for a ransom to be paid for the release Susi Air pilot Mark

May 2023

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – May 31,

Jakarta – A number of activists and academics that are members of the Civil Society Coalition gathered at the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) headquarters in Central Jakarta on Wednesday May 31.

During the gathering they discussed a number views and studies related to the problems facing Indonesia.

March 2023

News/Indonesia
Tribunnews.com – March 29, 2023

Abdi Ryanda Shakti, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says that there were at least 106 narcotics cases that ensnared 178 police officers over the last four years.

December 2022

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – December 28, 2022

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) Chairperson Julius Ibrani says that law enforcement officials have a special team tasked with criminalising critical and opposition groups in Indonesia.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – December 27, 2022

Nirmala Maulana Achmad, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has highlighted cases of human rights violations that have followed the same pattern in 2022 as in previous years.

YLBHI Chairperson Muhammad Isnur said that the same model was used by the government when was attempting to steal community land.

October 2022

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – October 20, 2022

Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – The Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) has conducted a survey on the fatal October 1 tragedy at the Kanjuruhan football Stadium in Malang, East Java.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – October 19, 2022

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has criticised the results of an investigation by the government sponsored Joint Independent Fact Finding Team (TGIPF) into the Kanjuruhan football stadium tragedy because it failed to further investigate allegations of obstruction of justice by the