A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta ● Mon, September 27 2021 The recent arrest of House of Representatives deputy speaker and senior Golkar Party politician Azis Syamsuddin by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has put a spotlight on the systemic failure of political parties to root out the plague of corruption within their ranks. Azis was arrested by KPK investigators at his residence in South Jakarta on Friday night after refusing to answer a summons for questioning in an investigation into an alleged bribery. He cited being in home isolation after having been in close contact with a person infected with coronavirus as a reason to request a postponement of the summons earlier that day. But a KPK team discovered that he had tested negative for COVID-19 and brought him in for questioning. He was named suspect for allegedly paying Rp 3.1 billion (US$216,371) in bribes to then investigator Stepanus Robin Pattuju … to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW Starting from IDR 55,000/month Unlimited access to our web and app content e-Post daily digital newspaper No advertisements, no interruptions Privileged access to our events and programs Subscription to our newsletters We accept Register to read 3 premium… Read full this story
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