Indonesia & Corruption: a few articles in the past few weeks

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Indonesian Communication minister arrested in connection with huge corruption scandal

"...causing a huge hole in the public treasury."

 

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"... eight trillion rupees (US$ 544 million)". Half a billion USdollars, unbelievable. Where did he hide that?

 

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Interesting notes about the state of the union

Indonesia has lost its way on corruption and freedom

Quest to turn nation into a modern democracy has failed

asia.nikkei.com

 

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Interesting notes about the state of the union

Indonesia has lost its way on corruption and freedom

Quest to turn nation into a modern democracy has failed

asia.nikkei.com

Unbelievable ...

Corruption in gold imports: Customs officials accused of costing the state trillions in losses | INSIDER - Indonesia Business Post

The method of avoiding gold import duty tax was revealed to involve various customs officials. This illicit practice caused trillions of state losses. Some officials said that this practice has been ongoing for a long time.

indonesiabusinesspost.com

All of these cases could be movie scripts for blockbuster movies in Indonesia ... starting the movie with "Based on a true story ...". Those movies are also educational for the people, btw.

 

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Unbelievable ...

All of these cases could be movie scripts for blockbuster movies in Indonesia ... starting the movie with "Based on a true story ...". Those movies are also educational for the people, btw.

Then the producers get sued and lose for telling the truth about someone.

 

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Then the producers get sued and lose for telling the truth about someone.

Which is another case for a great movie

 

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This is a compilation of Mega Corruption in Indonesia reaching IDR78 T

 

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"... eight trillion rupees (US$ 544 million)". Half a billion USdollars, unbelievable. Where did he hide that?

Definitely, it is not just for himself or his family. He might be using it to support his party, helping presidential candidate campaign ??

 

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This is a compilation of Mega Corruption in Indonesia reaching IDR78 T

Wow, 78 trillion rupiah .. at least they are doing something to be 'proud' of in this country

 

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Indonesian Communication minister arrested in connection with huge corruption scandal

"...causing a huge hole in the public treasury."

As mentioned previously the mega corruption case in Indonesia is probably one of the most extreme case (if not the most extreme) in the world.

ASABRI case: this is the welfare and pension fund for Indonesian Army, Police and their family members. Who on earth in their right mind have a courage to embezzle it.

Indonesian Communication and information minister Johnny G Plate case, is another example.

Mahfud Beberkan Kejanggalan Proyek BTS 4G yang Menyeret Johnny G Plate

Plt Menkominfo, Mahfud MD beberkan kejanggalan dari kasus korupsi BTS 4G. Menara BTS yang sudah dibangun tidak berfungsi...

nasional.kompas.com

The funding of IDR10T for the construction of 4.200 BTSs (Base Transceiver Stations) for 4G is already paid in full from 2020-2021 budget.
As at March 2022 it is only 1.110 BTS were reported built and from spot check it is only 958 BTSs exist.
"Out of this 958, it is not known whether they can actually be used or not, because after taking 8 samples, none of them function according to specifications," said Mahfud.

The main actor doing this must be either very naive, or very brave thinking that they might be protected, their actions would not be revealed. It is very easy to physically count how many of BTSs exist, whether they are functioning or not. Again this is another extreme case.

When you reveal a mega corruption case involving a lot of people with power, wealth and influence, you have got to be super clean from corruption to reveal a mega corruption case. It is very easy for people to search for your weakness / defect to be used by other people to go against you for a retaliation. The current president and government have revealed so many mega corruption cases compared to his predecessors, the previous Indonesian president all combined.

Also the current Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of Indonesia, Mahmud MD must be very clean to reveal such recent mega corruption cases involving so many powerful people with wealth and influence. Unfortunately his name is not mentioned as the vice president as he is not affiliated to any party.

 

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...must be very clean to reveal such recent mega corruption cases involving so many powerful people with wealth and influence

Ja, exactly. But I guess that there is a powerful faction behind the scenes that will defend anyone making the accusations. This is faction vs. faction (e.g. 'typical political infighting'). The rich and powerful are scrambling right now to make sure that they survive any purge!

I believe that this was a perfect time to bring such accusations since the Indonesian people were sickened by the Sambo case. Having 'the people' onboard will make sure that the case moves forward.

 

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A different twist on the story, but still involving powerful factions:

Indonesia telecom scandal buzzing with election intrigue