Police Make Arrests in Bogor Mosque Attack

... Sentul, Bogor, on Wednesday. Police questioned 38 people on Thursday ... Utomo, chief of Bogor police, said 34 people have ... came from, just on the crimes they committed,” Sony said. ... minorities is not uncommon in Indonesia, a predominantly Sunni Muslim ...

Faith Healer Sexually Abused 15 Women: Bandung Cops

... healer, or dukun, who police believe sexually abused 15 ... as evidence of the alleged crimes, including nails, wire, ... a Bandung police station, pending further investigation. Police say they ... traditional healing are rife in Indonesia, especially in remote areas ...

Commentary: Indonesia's Executions of Drug Convicts Based on Faulty Stats

... death penalty for drug crimes is based on questionable ... due to injuries from police violence following a drug- ... sociological dimensions. For instance, Indonesia's Health Ministry uses the ... Analysts inside and outside Indonesia have eloquently argued against ...

A Tale of Two Surveys: Is Jakarta Really Among the World’s Worst Cities?

... deteriorating quality of life in Indonesia, urban planning experts say ... But the capital’s police chief believes other cities ... smuggling and crimes against the state ..,” Jakarta Police chief Insp. ... meeting at the Jakarta Police headquarters in Central Jakarta. ...

Take Urgent Measures, Jokowi Is Told as KPK Assailed

... reported to the police for allegations of crimes allegedly committed before ... III legislator from the Great Indonesia Movement Party, or Gerindra, ... the PDI-P-led Awesome Indonesia Coalition (KIH) to ... Irawan, the coordinator of Indonesia Corruption Watch. Was it ...

Editorial: Basuki Will Do What the Police Won’t

... shows an understanding that most crimes are committed because of ... to come to Jakarta and Indonesia. Because Jakarta is the ... symbol of Indonesia and the main gateway ... task to secure Indonesia and the capital from crimes, the police should be ...

As PDI-P Bears Down, Trusted Trio Bands Around Jokowi

... that have long surrounded the police general, has been attributed by ... lecturer at the University of Indonesia, of becoming one of the ... psychology at the University of Indonesia. “We have to be ... cases, those reporting the alleged crimes are PDI-P officials or ...

First 100 Days as Much a Referendum on Jokowi as on Megawati

... head of the police’s general crimes directorate, who ... were satisfied,” Puspol Indonesia executive director Ubedilah ... senior politicians with Awesome Indonesia Coalition-affiliated parties. ... Indonesia sociologist Imam Prasodjo and former intelligence and police ...

All Eyes on Jokowi as KPK, National Police Kerfuffle Continues

... Fadli, of the opposition Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) supported ... (Kontras), Indonesia Corruption Watch and MigrantCare, contends the police violated an ... Gen. Herry Prastowo, police director for general crimes, who reportedly transferred up ...

KPK, Under Attack, Finds Strength in the Public

... have brought data of the crimes he committed in Berau. He ... corruption in Indonesia,” he added. Adnan was reported to police just a ... regarded government institution in Indonesia — by the police, which vies with the ...