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The Star
16-07-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Jokowi suspects political motive behind diploma scandal, calls to impeach son Gibran
JAKARTA: Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has suggested that political motivations are behind the allegation casting doubt on the authenticity of his academic credentials as well as the calls to impeach his son, Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka. 'My political instinct tells me these are attempts to damage or downgrade my political reputation,' the former president said on Monday (July 14), as quoted in a report on the Kompas TV website. However, he said he was not bothered by the scandals: 'To me, it's nothing out of the ordinary.' After stepping down at the end of his second and final term in October 2024, several public figures alleged that Jokowi's senior high school certificate and other academic diplomas were fake. His accusers included Roy Suryo, a telematics expert and former youth and sports minister, and Rismon Sianipar, a digital forensics expert and lecturer at Mataram University, as well as individuals affiliated with a group called the Ulema and Activist Defenders Team (TPUA). The fake diploma scandal resurfaced earlier this year while the former president was reportedly recovering from an illness at his home in Surakarta, Central Java, when a lawsuit was filed with the Surakarta District Court to challenge the documents' authenticity. In response, Jokowi reported the plaintiffs to the Jakarta Police with reference to the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law, in particular a provision on the distribution of electronic content that incites hate or hostility, or contains false information. On Friday, the police announced a plan to open an investigation into four of the six defamation reports filed by Jokowi. 'It was concluded [that] we found indications of a criminal offence,' Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr Comr Ade Ary Syam Indradi said on July 11, as quoted by state news agency Antara. Ade added that investigators might need to question Jokowi as the primary complainant, as well as other witnesses as the case developed. The announcement prompted a response from Roy, who questioned the validity of the evidence used to open a formal police investigation, pointing out that copies of the diplomas under question would be inadmissible. 'Everyone knows that under the law, a photocopy [of a document] is not considered evidence,' he said on Monday, as quoted by Kompas TV. 'If it's only a copy, it is highly irregular for the investigation to proceed.' The recent development marks an about-turn from a decision made earlier in May, when the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) dismissed the case after investigators deemed that Jokowi's diplomas were authentic. The TPUA challenged that decision, however, and requested the police to review the case again. The police granted the request and held a special case review last week, to which all plaintiffs were summoned to clarify the claims in their lawsuit. Along with Roy and Rismon, the TPUA presented its analysis on a photograph of Jokowi's undergraduate diploma from Gadjah Mada University's Forestry Department at the centre of their legal challenge. Although the plaintiffs have expressed confidence that the case would ultimately be brought to court despite denials from Jokowi's legal team, the Bareskrim has not released the outcome of its case review. The Bareskrim review will not affect the Jakarta Police's investigation into the defamation complaint filed by Jokowi. Around the same time, retired military officers grouped in the Indonesian Military Retirees Forum (FPPTNI) called on the legislature to impeach Gibran over a judicial ethics scandal linked to his vice presidential candidacy in the 2024 election. In a letter submitted to the House of Representatives last month, the group asked lawmakers to begin the process of bringing charges against the Vice President, though the petition for impeachment has not been brought to a House plenary session as required under law. Maj Gen (ret) Soenarko of the FPPTNI has dismissed Jokowi's claim that the group's petition to impeach his son was politically motivated. 'Our agenda is to safeguard Indonesia from irresponsible actors and nepotism,' he said on Tuesday, as quoted by - The Jakarta Post/ANN
AFP
27-06-2025
- Politics
- AFP
Video shows ex-Indonesian president speaking on tsunami anniversary, not island dispute
"SBY's message is very clear: directly, do not disturb Aceh and return those four islands to their original owner," reads an Indonesian-language post on X shared on June 15, 2025. The post includes a video of Yudhoyono, also known as SBY, who played a role in signing a peace pact with Free Aceh Movement separatists during his presidency in 2005, ending decades of violence in the province. "The Indonesian leaders who are carrying out the mandate, including Mr Prabowo Subianto, from all of this, do what you should do to our beloved Indonesia, to our beloved Aceh," he says in the clip. "Peace in Aceh didn't come suddenly. It took a long up-and-down process." Image Screenshot of the false video taken on June 26, with a red X added by AFP The false post refers to a decade-long dispute over four islands -- Panjang, Lipan, Mangkir Gadang, and Mangkir Ketek -- between North Sumatra and the neighbouring Aceh province. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced on June 17 that the islands will be put under Aceh's control (archived link). The false clip was also shared on TikTok, where it has been watched over 300,000 times, and spread on Facebook. But a Google reverse image search using keyframes found local broadcaster Kompas TV uploaded a video to YouTube showing the same scene titled "Full, SBY's Speech in the 19th Year Commemoration of the Aceh Tsunami" on December 26, 2023 (archived link). The clip used in the false post was taken from the 10:12 to 11:21 mark. Image Screenshot comparison of the false post (left) and the clip uploaded by Kompas TV SBY gave the speech at a commemorative event marking 19 years since the 2004 deadly tsunami that killed more than 220,000 people in countries around the Indian Ocean. "I want to highlight the deeper meaning of why we commemorate it. People say that in order to move forward, to heal is to remember," he said, before continuing with the remarks in the false clip. As of June 23, SBY has not spoken out publicly on the contested islands.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Baseless claims about 'historic arrest' in Indonesia misrepresent old video
"First in the history of Indonesia, 700 village heads are arrested, they are herded to the KPK office," reads the Indonesian-language caption to a now-deleted clip shared June 4, 2025 on Facebook. Similar posts have earlier been shared on TikTok and YouTube. According to a report from Indonesia's Metro TV News, the KPK has recorded over 800 village fund corruption cases from 2015 to 2024. Village heads comprise half of the more than 900 suspected perpetrators (archived link). But there have been no official reports of a single-day arrest of 700 village chiefs. Budi Prasetyo, spokesman for the KPK, told AFP on June 20, 2025 the claim that the video shows 700 village chiefs arrested by KPK is "not true". A keyword search traced the footage to a TikTok post on November 12, 2024 (archived link). Its caption includes a link to a news report about the South Sulawesi police arresting 21 corruption suspects (archived link). A combination of reverse image and keyword searches on Google also found a similar video of the arrest uploaded to YouTube by local broadcaster Kompas TV Makassar (archived link). Kompas TV Makassar reported the suspects are city and regency officials from government bodies overseeing public works, trade, social services, and public credit banks. The report did not indicate they are village chiefs. Indonesia's Antara news agency also reported about the arrest (archived link).
The Advertiser
31-05-2025
- The Advertiser
Rock collapse at Indonesia quarry kills at least 10
At least 10 people in Indonesia's West Java have been killed and six injured following a rock collapse at a quarry, with search efforts ongoing to find people buried beneath the rubble. The collapse took place on Friday in Cirebon in West Java, where television footage showed excavators working to move huge rocks and personnel moving bags containing bodies to an ambulance. Kompas TV earlier said about 10 people were missing. The national disaster management agency said heavy machinery, including three excavators, were also buried under rocks and operations would continue on Saturday. It gave no estimate on the number of people missing. West Java's governor, Dedi Mulyadi, on his Instagram account said the site was dangerous and "does not meet safety standards for workers". At least 10 people in Indonesia's West Java have been killed and six injured following a rock collapse at a quarry, with search efforts ongoing to find people buried beneath the rubble. The collapse took place on Friday in Cirebon in West Java, where television footage showed excavators working to move huge rocks and personnel moving bags containing bodies to an ambulance. Kompas TV earlier said about 10 people were missing. The national disaster management agency said heavy machinery, including three excavators, were also buried under rocks and operations would continue on Saturday. It gave no estimate on the number of people missing. West Java's governor, Dedi Mulyadi, on his Instagram account said the site was dangerous and "does not meet safety standards for workers". At least 10 people in Indonesia's West Java have been killed and six injured following a rock collapse at a quarry, with search efforts ongoing to find people buried beneath the rubble. The collapse took place on Friday in Cirebon in West Java, where television footage showed excavators working to move huge rocks and personnel moving bags containing bodies to an ambulance. Kompas TV earlier said about 10 people were missing. The national disaster management agency said heavy machinery, including three excavators, were also buried under rocks and operations would continue on Saturday. It gave no estimate on the number of people missing. West Java's governor, Dedi Mulyadi, on his Instagram account said the site was dangerous and "does not meet safety standards for workers". At least 10 people in Indonesia's West Java have been killed and six injured following a rock collapse at a quarry, with search efforts ongoing to find people buried beneath the rubble. The collapse took place on Friday in Cirebon in West Java, where television footage showed excavators working to move huge rocks and personnel moving bags containing bodies to an ambulance. Kompas TV earlier said about 10 people were missing. The national disaster management agency said heavy machinery, including three excavators, were also buried under rocks and operations would continue on Saturday. It gave no estimate on the number of people missing. West Java's governor, Dedi Mulyadi, on his Instagram account said the site was dangerous and "does not meet safety standards for workers".
AsiaOne
31-05-2025
- AsiaOne
Rock collapse at Indonesia quarry kills at least 10 people, Asia News
JAKARTA - At least 10 people in Indonesia's West Java were killed and six injured on Friday (May 30) following a rock collapse at a quarry, the disaster agency said, with search efforts ongoing to find people buried beneath the rubble. The collapse took place in Cirebon in West Java, where television footage showed excavators working to move huge rocks and personnel moving bags containing bodies to an ambulance. Kompas TV earlier said about 10 people were missing. The national disaster management agency said heavy machinery, including three excavators, were also buried under rocks and operations would continue on Saturday. It gave no estimate on the number of people missing. West Java's governor, Dedi Mulyadi, on his Instagram account said the site was dangerous and "does not meet safety standards for workers". [[nid:718505]]
