Chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Abraham Samad (File)

KPK chief voices concern over the new attorney general

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Abraham Samad has expressed his concern about President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to appoint HM Prasetyo as attorney general since he is a political party member. "It is highly regrettable since he comes from a political party," Samad said in a short message text on Thursday. Prasetyo is a member of...

Local electoral committee members bring ballot boxes in Madura, East Java. (illustration)

General elections in 2019 to test Indonesian democracy's maturity

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that the implementation of the 2019 general elections will be the final test of the country's democratic maturity. "Indonesia has to face another test. If the general elections in 2019 are peaceful, democracy will be elevated to the next level in the future," President Yudhoyono stated while opening the General Elections Commission's...