Funny if it wasn't so sad

[Vanuatu]

From this article comes one of the funnier lines from today's paper:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...ntenced-to-4-5-years-in-prison-for-graft.html

[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.901961)]Accompanied by four other judges, Sumpeno said they could not grant Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors’ request for the revocation of Damayanti’s right to serve in a public post for five years after she completed her sentence. [/COLOR]


[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.901961)]“In the current democratic life, Indonesians are smart enough to use their right to choose someone they deem capable to serve in a public post both in the executive and legislative branches,†judge Sigit Herman Binaji said. (ebf) [/COLOR]

 

[Zavia]

Can they also elect a president for the 3rd term too?

Cos you know, in current democratic life, they are smart enough to decide if jokowi should get a 3rd term....

 

[wombat]

Errrrrr... 1 billion rupiah is not equivalent to 76.74 million USD. helllooo??

 

[Scooterindo]

Funny how Indonesians are "smart enough to use their right to choose" to elect and be governed by convicted corrupt criminals but not smart enough to want to be governed by an honest man that is a Christian and or ethnic Chinese.

 

[El_Goretto]

Errrrrr... 1 billion rupiah is not equivalent to 76.74 million USD. helllooo??

Jakarta Post strikes again!

 

[dafluff]

Errrrrr... 1 billion rupiah is not equivalent to 76.74 million USD. helllooo??

God dammit...I was gonna buy a private island and shit...