NNATIONALATIONAL WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 3 Djoko Tjandra admits to bribing two police generals Kickbacks enabled ex-fugitive to travel within the country The Post national relations unit for his alleged involvement in remov- Jakarta ing Djoko’s red notice status, Graft convict and former fugitive allowing the graft convict to free- Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra claims ly enter the country despite be- he was able to return to Indone- ing on the most-wanted list since sia and travel within the country 2009. without detection by bribing two Brig. Gen. Nugroho Wibowo high-ranking police offi cials. was also removed from his posi- The National Police revealed tion as the National Central Bu- on Monday that Djoko had admit- reau (NCB) - Interpol Indonesia ted to paying off Brig. Gen. Pra- secretary in relation to Djoko’s setyo Utomo and Insp. Gen. Na- red notice status. However, he has poleon Bonaparte. not been named a suspect in the “[Djoko] admitted to giving a case. JP/Dhoni Setiawan certain amount of money to the Meanwhile, Prasetyo, who Guilty: Former commissioner of the General Elections Commission (KPU), Wahyu Setiawan (on screen), listens as the judges read out the offi cials,” National Police spokes- served as head of the Civil Ser- verdict against him during a virtual hearing at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Jakarta, on Monday. Wahyu was man Brig. Gen. Awi Setiyono Awi vant Investigator Supervisory sentenced to six years’ imprisonment and ordered to pay a fi ne of Rp 150 million (US$10,240) for accepting a bribe. said as quoted by tempo.co. and Coordination Bureau, stands He declined to provide further accused of issuing a letter that al- details as the investigation is on- lowed Djoko to travel within the Ex-KPU commissioner gets six years for bribery going. country. “[We] examined when, where After being at large for 11 years, Ghina Ghaliya In its verdict, the court did not er since 2017 – would also reveal Harun Masiku secure a seat to re- and to whom this money was giv- Djoko — a graft convict of the strip Wahyu of his political rights, information on other election-re- place a deceased politician in the en. We cannot reveal everything high-profi le Bank corrup- The Jakarta Post/Jakarta but the bench denied his request lated bribery cases, including in House of Representatives. we’ve discovered so far, especial- tion case in 1998 — was arrested The Jakarta Corruption Court to be a justice collaborator in the the selection process of regional Apart from Harun’s case, Wa- ly regarding the amount, because in Malaysia on July 30. He fl ed the has handed down a six-year pris- case. KPU members and alleged fraud hyu was also indicted for allegedly the [investigation] is still under- country after being sentenced to on sentence for former Gener- Wahyu’s lawyer, Saiful Anam, in the 2019 legislative and presi- accepting bribes from West way.” two year in imprison in 2009 and al Elections Commission (KPU) said earlier that his client fi led dential elections. Governor Dominggus Mandacan Earlier this month, the Nation- ordered to return Rp 546 billion commissioner Wahyu Setiawan the request during a hearing with Also on Monday, the court in connection with the selection al Police named both Prasetyo (US$54 million) to the state. after fi nding him guilty of accept- the Jakarta Corruption Court on handed down a four-year prison of provincial general elections and Napoleon suspects for alleg- Djoko’s lawyer Anita Kolopak- ing bribes in connection with an July 9, suggesting that he would sentence for former Elections commission members last year. edly accepting bribes in return for ing and prosecutor Pinangki Sir- election dispute. assist the investigation by pro- Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Saeful, a former staff member assisting Djoko. na Malasari have also been named “Wahyu Setiawan has been viding information on other par- member Agustiani Tio Fridelina of Hasto, was sentenced by the Napoleon was previously re- suspects for allegedly helping proven guilty of committing cor- ties suspected of being involved and ordered him to pay the same court in May to one year and eight moved from his post as the Na- Djoko while he was on the run. ruption as suspected,” presiding in the bribery case, such as In- fi ne as Wahyu. months in prison and ordered to tional Police’s head of inter- (syk) judge Susanti Arsi Wibawani said donesian Democratic Party of The two convicts were charged pay a Rp 150 million fi ne for his while reading out the verdict on Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-gen- under Article 12 of the 2001 Cor- involvement in the case. Monday. eral Hasto Kristiyanto and PDI- ruption Law, which prohibits Meanwhile, Harun is believed The jail term was lighter than P chairwoman Megawati Soek- state offi cials and civil servants to have fl ed the country short- the eight-year imprisonment de- arnoputri. from accepting gifts. ly after he was named a suspect Getting it right manded by Corruption Eradica- In his previous testimony, Has- Both Wahyu and Agustiani and remains at large. The KPK tion Commission (KPK) prosecu- to claimed he had not been aware were found guilty of accepting recently fi led a request with the tors. The judges also ordered the of any bribes involving Harun. around $47,350 in bribes from Law and Human Rights Ministry former commissioner to pay a fi ne The lawyer said Wahyu – who PDI-P politician Saeful Bahri in to extend an overseas travel ban of Rp 150 million (US$10,240). had served as KPU commission- exchange for helping PDI-P cadre on the suspect.

Regions see spike in divorce rates amid pandemic Six provinces The Jakarta Post reported by kompas.com. He revealed that many of the declare alert status Jakarta couples had decided to end their A number of regions in Indonesia relationships because of econom- have seen a signifi cant increase ic pressures. for forest, land fi res in divorce rates during the CO- Lhokseumawe in and VID-19 pandemic, with fi nancial Semarang in Central have Alya Nurbaiti to neighboring countries – par- issues cited as among the main also reported a similar increase in ticularly Singapore and Malaysia factors of the breakups. divorce rates. The Jakarta Post/Jakarta – have been an annual phenom- The Soreang Religious Court Tribunnews.com reported that Six provinces have declared siaga enon in the country, the govern- in Bandung regency, , the Lhokseumawe authorities had (alert) status for forest and land ment has been taking steps to for example, received more than received 315 divorce suits by the fi res, National Disaster Mitiga- prevent – or at least to mitigate 1,000 divorce requests in June end of July, up from 258 last year. tion Agency (BNPB) spokesman the impact of forest fi res. alone, higher than the average The Semarang Religious Court, Raditya Jati said on Monday. President Joko “Jokowi” 700 to 800 requests previously meanwhile, has recorded 1,586 suits. “The BNPB has asked adminis- Widodo’s signed last year a fi ve- received in a month. The court’s deputy chief, Mu- trations at the provincial, regen- page order for a permanent mor- A staff member at the court, hamad Camuda, said fi nancial cy and city level to increase their atorium on the issuance of new Ahmad Sadikin, said the majority issues were mostly cited as the preparedness for forest fi res, such permits for businesses in primary of the plaintiff s were wives who cause of the divorces. as by imposing emergency alert forests and peatlands covering a claimed they did not get fi nancial The ongoing COVID-19 pan- statuses,” Raditya said in a press total of some 66 million ha. support from their husbands. demic has sent Indonesia into its statement. The government is seeking this Antara/Aditya Pradana Putra He further said that the num- worst economic slump since 1999, The length of the emergency pe- year to double down on peatland fire General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner Evi Novida ber of divorce suits had drastical- which has aff ected various busi- riod varied among the affected prov- prevention and law enforcement Ginting Manik (right) guides an offi cial during a digital simulation ly soared recently, overwhelming ness sectors and individual lives. inces, which were located in Suma- following the massive fires that rav- for the 2020 simultaneous regional elections at the commission’s offi cials at the court. Data from the Manpower Min- tra and , he added. aged much of Indonesia’s forests last offi ce in Jakarta, on Tuesday. “[The court] even had to close istry shows that as of May 27, The six year. for two weeks in May [because of more than 1.79 million people provinces are The govern- the case pileup],” Ahmad said on have lost their jobs after nones- , where The BNPB has asked ment is focusing Monday as quoted by kompas.com. sential businesses shut down to forest and administrations at the on prevention South Tangerang in , comply with government restric- land fi res are eff orts in Riau, meanwhile, has received near- tions. predicted to provincial, regency and South ly 2,000 divorce petitions as of National Development Plan- last from Feb. city level to increase and , as Monday. On average, the city sees ning Minister Suharso Monoarfa 11 to Oct. 31, their preparedness for well as West Ka- between 2,500 and 3,000 divorce said last month that the govern- South Suma- limantan, Cen- cases annually. ment predicted that some 5.5 mil- tra (May 20 forest fi res, such as by tral Kalimantan, INFORMATION TO THE SHAREHOLDERS “This year’s cases have in- lion people might lose their jobs to Oct. 31), imposing emergency South Kaliman- REGARDING THE SUMMONS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS creased by more than 5 percent,” this year, pushing the unemploy- Jambi (June alert statuses. tan and East Ka- OF PT BANK NEGARA INDONESIA (PERSERO) Tbk Abdul Rojak, the head of the Re- ment rate to between 8.1 and 9.2 29 to Sept. limantan – the ligious Aff airs Ministry’s South percent, up from 5.28 percent last 26), West provinces most Regarding the advertisement for Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Tangerang offi ce, said last week as year. (vny) Kalimantan (July 2 to Nov. 30), susceptible to fi res. (“Meeting”) Summons of PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (the “Company”) published in Investor Daily and The Jakarta Post daily on 11 August 2020, we (July 1 to Environment and Forest- hereby inform changes at Point 6 shall be as follows: Sept. 28) and ry Minister Siti Nurbaya said in 6. Shareholders or the proxies who will remain physically present at the Meeting, must follow and pass the safety and health protocols applicable at the Meeting (July 1 to Nov. 30). June that the ministry had been venue, as follows: According to Environment and creating artifi cial rain to prevent a. Wearing a mask. Forest conservation Forestry Ministry data, South peatland fi res in fi re-prone ar- b. Detection and monitoring of body temperature to ensure that Shareholders or the proxies are not having a body temperature above normal (or higher Sumatra had 336,798 hectares eas, with the help of the Agen- than 37,3° celcius). aff ected by fi res, while Central cy for the Assessment and Ap- c. Follow the direction of the meeting committee in implementing the physical Kalimantan 317,749 ha, West Ka- plication of Technology (BPPT) distancing policy at the meeting venue before the meeting starts, at the meeting, and after the meeting is over. limantan 151,919 ha, South Kali- and the Meteorology, Climatology d. The Company will announce again if there are changes and / or additional mantan 137,848 ha, Riau 90,550 and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). information regarding the procedures for holding the Meeting with reference to the latest conditions and developments regarding integrated handling and ha and Jambi 56,593 ha. The artifi cial rain has allowed control to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The ministry data shows that 1.65 Riau, Jambi and South Suma- e. For health reasons and in the context of control and prevention the spread of million ha of forest and land burned tra to overcome their “fi rst criti- the COVID-19 Virus, the Company does not provide food and drinks, goody bag products / souvenirs. in 2019, second only to the 2.61 mil- cal phase” of land and forest fi res f. For everyone’s safety and taking into account the Health Protocol in place lion ha that burned during the 2015 from March to early June this and public facility in order to prevent and control Covid-19, the Company recommends the Shareholders or the proxies to give power to independent massive fires. year, she said. party appointed by the company, ie PT Datindo Entrycom as Share Registrar Raditya said prevention could The government has also been Bureau or through Electronic General Meeting System KSEI (eASY.KSEI) be carried out if both the ground intensifying law enforcement ef- facility. and air task forces could extin- forts following last year’s massive Other matters remained no change as our advertisement on 11 August 2020. guish hot spots as soon as possible. fi res. From 2015 to May 28 this The BNPB has deployed a to- year, the ministry’s land and for- Jakarta, August 26, 2020 tal of 6,000 personnel, with 1,000 est fi res law enforcement division PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero)Tbk personnel in each of the six prov- (Gakkum Karhutla) recorded 4,625 The Board of Directors Courtesy of YKAN inces. The agency has also prepared reports of forest fi re incidents. PT Yudha Wahana Abadi (YWA) senior estate manager Karina Sem- three helicopters in Jambi for wa- As many as 5,484 permits were biring (left), Berau Plantation Agency environment protection head ter bombing, 11 in , placed under supervision, while Heri Suparno (second right) and members of the National Nature eight in Riau, one in West Kaliman- 1,424 sanctions were meted out and Conservation Foundation (YKAN) observe a giant tree while visiting tan and fi ve in Central Kalimantan. 150 disputes settled. As many as the High Conservation Value YWA area in Kelay district, Berau regen- As forest fi res, subsequently 50 civil lawsuits were fi led against BNI cy, , on Sunday. followed with the export of haze companies for causing fi res.