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Trophy of Shame
March 3, 2003, 10:36 pm
Filed under: Law
Filed under: Law
Corruption uncovered by the BPKP in the Ministry of Finance–Rp2.09 trillion–is the highest among all institutions.STILL tired and perhaps experiencing jet lag, the Attorney General’s Office spokesman, Antasari Azhar, had to answer a lot of questions. “This is my first day in office after my return from my haj pilgrimage,” he said. The Development Finance Comptroller’s (BPKP) findings had just been disseminated earlier and only awaited the response of the AGO’s information head. (more…)
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An ‘Open-and-Shut’ Loophole
March 3, 2003, 5:19 pm
Filed under: Politics
Filed under: Politics
The DPR has agreed on the `half-open’ proportional election system. For Golkar, this system will benefit Akbar Tandjung.
THE word defeat is not in the vocabulary of Golkar Chairman Akbar Tandjung. He could even benefit from the tiniest loophole there is to escape from oblivion. The tiny gap that he has just passed is the open proportional election system. The system as explained in the election bill that the House of Representatives (DPR) passed last Tuesday made it possible for voters to directly choose any House candidate that he or she prefers. In other words, the voters in the ballot will punch the name of the candidate according to his preference and also punch a political party logo.How does the system affect Akbar Tandjung? (more…)
