he Law Ministry has significantly reduced the number of inmates eligible to be granted amnesty by the government to around 1,000 following a comprehensive verification of prisoners’ backgrounds. During a meeting with House of Representatives Commission XIII overseeing human rights on Wednesday, the ministry’s general… Source link
resident Prabowo Subianto and Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas have walked back comments they made several weeks ago suggesting that the government might pardon graft convicts. In his Christmas remarks on Saturday, Prabowo denied that he wanted to pardon graft convicts, saying he simply wanted them to “repent” and… Source link
Indonesia’s government has officially resolved the dispute over the leadership of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) by confirming Jusuf Kalla as the incumbent chairman. Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas announced the decision on Friday, upholding Kalla’s position over challenger Agung Laksono. Kalla Retains PMI Leadership Kalla, a former vice president, has held the PMI’s top … Read more
he government stepped in on the dispute over the chairmanship for the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) by ruling in favor of incumbent chief Jusuf Kalla over challenger Agung Laksono, acknowledging the former vice president as the leader of one of the country’s oldest humanitarian organizations. Law Minister Supratman Andi… Source link