Police & Law Enforcement

April 2011

News/Indonesia
Detik.com – April 18, 2011

Adi Lazuardi, Jakarta – It is predicted that the authority provided to the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) under the draft intelligence law could give rise to new rivalry between the national police, particularly in anti-terrorism projects.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – April 6, 2011

1st Man: What are you, a thug, a terrorist, a loan shark, or a cop?

2nd Man: A debt collector!

January 2011

News/Indonesia
Kompas – January 10, 2011

Jakarta – Law enforcement throughout 2010 has been corrupt and discriminatory.

October 2010

News/Indonesia
Kompas – October 4, 2010

Jakarta – It is as though state has no presence any more. Thus was an assessment by Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mahfud MD in depicting the endless cases of violence in this country. Law enforcers, which it would be hoped are the means to resolve social conflicts, instead generate injustice.

April 2010

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – April 1, 2010

Kid: Why are they running around naked and exposing each other! That’s porno right Dad? What must the world be saying?

November 2009

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – November 21, 2009

Man: If you want to get it clean, you’ve got to change the water Mr.

Bucket reads: Law & Judiciary

October 2009

News/Indonesia
Detik News – October 5, 2009

Irwan Nugroho, Jakarta – The national police headquarters (Mabes Polri) is asking that the judge reject a pre-trail challenge by the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) against a decision to name non-active Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputies Chandra M Hamzah and Bibit Samad Rianto suspects.

June 2008

News/Indonesia
Kompas Cyber Media – June 13, 2008

West Bandung – The investigation into the murder of human rights fighter Munir continues to roll along. A new suspect linked with the case has emerged although the national police are keeping the individual’s identity confidential.

February 2008

News/Indonesia
Detik.com – February 22, 2008

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – Tubagus Noviarwan, an Indoglobal Mandiri University student in the South Sumatra city of Palembang, who died as a result of mistreatment by police adds one more name to the list violence committed by security personnel.

October 2007

News/Indonesia
Kompas – October 30, 2007

Makassar, Kompas – On the morning of Monday October 29, police officers from the East Makassar district police in South Sulawesi sabotaged a planned meeting of the National Liberation Party of Unity (Papernas) that was to be held at the Makassar Bhumibhakti Adhiguna Public Hall. Police said that meeting organisers did not have a permit.