Indonesia law enforcement officials resign amid corruption scandal
November 5, 2009
[JURIST] Two senior Indonesian law enforcement officials resigned Thursday after being linked to an alleged plot to weaken the Corruption Eradication Commisions (KPK) [official website, in Indonesian], an anti-corruption agency. Deputy Attorney General Abdul Hakim Ritonga and Chief Detective Susno D....... [more] 
Indonesia tribe sues US mining company for environmental and rights abuses
August 7, 2009
[JURIST] An indigenous tribe in Indonesia on Thursday filed a $30 million lawsuit against a subsidiary of US mining company Freeport-McRoRan Copper & Gold [corporate website] for numerous environmental and human rights violations. The Amungme people are suing PT Freeport [corporate website, in Indon....... [more]
Rights group suing UK over rendition of suspected terrorist
July 28, 2009
[JURIST] Human rights group Reprieve [advocacy website] announced Tuesday that it is suing the British government [filing letter, PDF; press release] over the rendition of Mohammed Saad Iqbal Madni [advocacy profile] from Indonesia to Egypt, where it says he was tortured. The group alleges that the....... [more]
US trade office adds Canada to list of countries with 'inadequate' IP protections
May 1, 2009
[JURIST] The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) [official website] on Thursday added Canada [JURIST news archive] to its Priority Watch List [text, PDF] of 12 countries that are not adequately protecting intellectual property rights [USTR press release]. In its 2009 Special 301 Report [tex....... [more]
Indonesia high court overturns Suharto defamation verdict against TIME
April 16, 2009
[JURIST] The Indonesian Supreme Court overturned Thursday a 2007 decision [JURIST report] against TIME magazine [media website] awarding the late former Indonesian president Haji Mohammad Suharto [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] $106 million in damages in Suharto's defamation suit against the publ....... [more]
Jemaah Islamiyah member admits role in foiled 2001 terror attack
March 5, 2009
[JURIST] A Singaporean member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) [CFR backgrounder; JURIST news archive] terrorist group admitted his role in plotting the foiled 2001 attack of an Indonesian airport, while testifying at the trial of two Indonesian terrorist suspects in the South Jakarta District Court Thu....... [more]
Indonesia court dismisses corruption suit against Suharto son
February 11, 2009
[JURIST] The Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday dismissed a corruption lawsuit against Hutomo Mandala Putra [BBC profile], son of former Indonesian President Haji Mohammed Suharto [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. The suit against Putra, also known as "Tommy Suharto," had been brought by....... [more]
Rights group urges Myanmar to end persecution of Muslim minority
January 30, 2009
[JURIST] The government of Myanmar [JURIST news archive] must stop systematically persecuting the Rohingya Muslim minority [BBC profile], and neighboring states should offer assistance to refugees, according to an open letter [text, PDF] sent Friday by Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website]........ [more]
Indonesia to seek access to Guantanamo detainee suspected of Bali bombing
January 27, 2009
[JURIST] Indonesian police plan to request access to suspected al Qaeda bomber Ridhuan Isammudin (a.k.a. Hambali), currently held at Guantanamo Bay. A spokesman for the Indonesian National Police said that they would coordinate a formal request to....... [more]
Indonesia court sentences former lawmaker on corruption charges
January 6, 2009
[JURIST] An Indonesian court Monday sentenced former legislator Al Amien Nur Nasution to eight years in prison and ordered him to pay more than$23,000 in fines in connection with bribery and blackmail charges. The court found Al Amien, former member of....... [more]
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