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who is advising the president?
"I will not bow to public pressure," grumbles the President, proving once again that he must have the crappiest political advisers in the history of politics.
Not only is the President ignoring the fact that public pressure is driving REAL reform for the first time since 1945, he has failed to distance himself with Public Enemies #1 and #2, the Police Chief and the Attorney-General.
To make things worse, he's really packed on the beef.
a bule perspective: the president's no-so-quick and completely inadequate response
Wow! Another crazy day. More frenzied developments. More confusion, more conjecture, more... of the same? Here's my take on what has happened over the past couple of days.
Last week the Police did the unthinkable and arrested KPK commissioners Bibit and Chandra
Why? This seems like the most stupid thing the Police could do, right? Before I answer that, let's keep in mind that this whole case is being driven by one or two very high-ranking people. They are basically using the Police force to serve their own nefarious ends. They don't care about the impact this has on the Police's credibility. They don't care about the low-ranking Police officers who are abused by the public as a result.
So why did the Police decide to do this now? My guess is that the President told them to. On Wednesday last week, the Constitutional Court ordered that the President's PERPPU -- a Presidential order in lieu of law -- is faulty. The President does not have the authority to dismiss Bibit and Chandra until they are tried and convicted. This is extremely embarrassing for the President.
This makes things very complex for the President, because now he has an interest in the outcome of the Police prosecution. If the Police get their conviction, then his PERPPU is safe. The President can fire the commissioners. If the Police fail, then the President's enemies --- of which there are many --- will launch an attack like nothing he has seen before. The President could be impeached. This would be very embarrassing for the President because we would all learn about the full extent of his involvement. My guess is that the President does not have clean hands. He must be worried...
What about this tape-recording?
I think this is the other reason the Police arrested Bibit and Chandra. They need to get the trial started before the Bibit and Chandra launch their counter-attack. The tape-recording is the corner-stone of Bibit and Chandra's counter-attack. It supposedly proves that very high-ranking officials at the Attorney-General's Office and the Police plotted the downfall of Bibit and Chandra, by fabricating evidence of bribes.
It looks like this counter-attack has been very well planned. Today the Constitutional Court will listen to the tape-recording. My guess is that the KPK has asked the Constitutional Court to issue an order saying that the KPK acted within its authority by wire-tapping the conversations. This is a very clever strategy, because one of the people recorded, the very evil-looking Anggodo Widjojo, has subsequently filed a complaint with the Police. His complaint? The KPK abused their authority by recording his conversations without authority.
The support of the Constitutional Court is very important, because when it comes to the KPK crisis, it has higher authority than the Police and the President.
A nice side-effect is that neither the Police nor the President can get their hands on the tape-recording until the Constitutional Court has finished with it, by which time it will be too late.
But hasn't the President stepped in to help the KPK?
In a word, no. Yesterday he set up a special tribunal that will look at what evidence the Police have against Bibit and Chandra. But it's not clear what this actually means. The special tribunal does not have any authority over the Police or the Attorney-General's Office. It has the authority to make recommendations. But I am not sure what it could possibly recommend that we don't already know.
Ironically, he claims he acted swiftly by appointing the special tribunal. Why is this ironic? Because I wouldn't be surprised if he is ultimately responsible for the arrest -- however indirect his involvement might be.
What will happen next?
That is a good question. My guess is that the Police charges against Bibit and Chandra will become secondary and superseded by Bibit and Chandra's counter-attack in the
Constitutional Court:
- Bibit and Chandra --- and possibly the KPK --- will ask the Constitutional Court to decide whether they have "abused their authority" by issuing travel bans.
- The Constitutional Court will decide that they have not "abused their authority" --- this is almost a given.
- Bibit and Chandra will ask the Constitutional Court to determine whether the Police have abused their authority.
- My guess is that the Constitutional Court will decide "yes".
- Heads will roll at the Attorney-General's Office, the Police chief will be forced to resign and several high-ranking Police and government officials will be charged with corruption.
- The DPR will try to impeach the President.
That's my prediction --- or is it a wish?
You can find the Facebook page supporting the KPK commissioners here. If you would like to read more about this, you should have a look at Rob Baiton's blog. Here is a link to his "KPK" posts. Also check out Tree's blog, for a very detailed look at specific issues. You might also be interested in the following posts:
- The KPK, news media and why I still love Indonesia -- which has a very basic explanation of the KPK crisis
- How Indonesians outgrew their President -- which looks at the wire-tapping issue
- The Constitutional Court tells the President he is wrong -- which explains the PERPPU issue
- The President misreads public sentiment, comes across as a pansy -- which explains the President's reaction to the wire-tapping issue
- The President considers KPK options (and his own political survival) -- which explains who the President is consulting with
UPDATE: president considers KPK's options (and his own political survival)
What a weekend! Every single newspaper is screaming blue murder at the arrest of our national heroes, KPK commissioners Bibit and Chandra. At last count, the Facebook Group, Gerakan 1 juta Facebookers Dukung Chandra Hamzah dan Bibit Samad Riyanto (the movement of 1 million Facebookers supporting Chandra and Bibit), had reached 300,000 members --- not bad for a country where 90% of Facebook use is by mobile phone.
It seems that Ibu Ani must have a Facebook page, because on Sunday the President met with four men to seek their advice on the KPK crisis:
- Komaruddin Hidayat, the rector of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University
- Teten Masduki, the secretary-general of Transparency International Indonesia
- Anis Baswedan, the director of Paramadina University
- Hikmahanto Juwana, a law professor at University of Indonesia
The fact that the President consulted with three universities is telling. It shows just how complex he considers the issue to be. A question I have, one that perhaps Rob Baiton or Ari Juliano can help me with is why hasn't the President consulted with the head of the Constitutional Court or the Administrative Court?
There might be a legal-constitutional reason why the President has not spoken to the judiciary (assuming that he hasn't). In my homeland, New Zealand, it is vital that the three branches of government, the executive (cabinet), judiciary (courts) and legislature (house of representatives), remain independent of each other. So, if the Prime Minister wanted to speak to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, he would have to be very careful what he said and would probably want to make sure that there were lots of witnesses, including the press. I don't know if the same applies here in Indonesia.
It might be even more simple than this. The Constitutional Court has wasted no time criticizing the President for his ill-advised actions, particularly the ridiculous PERPPU. Given the President's sensitivities (remember he said he had been "awfully hurt"), it could well be that the President can't see beyond his own personal issues.
Either way, that's not important. What is important is that the President is finally paying attention to what is going on around him. There is hope.
What can we learn from this? The President can no longer sit back and let things happen --- not when they are of national importance, and most certainly not when they have a direct impact on his credibility. He won the election because of the KPK. He has shamelessly ridden on the coat-tails of their success. He must protect them.
He owes it to the people who elected him.
You can find the Facebook page discussed above here. If you would like to read more about this, you should have a look at Rob Baiton's blog. Here is a link to his "KPK" posts. Also check out Tree's blog, for a very detailed look at specific issues.
You might also be interested in the following posts:
- The KPK, news media and why I still love Indonesia -- which has a very basic explanation of the KPK crisis
- How Indonesians outgrew their President -- which looks at the wire-tapping issue
- The Constitutional Court tells the President he is wrong -- which explains the PERPPU issue
- The President misreads public sentiment, comes across as a pansy -- which explains the President's reaction to the wire-tapping issue
where's mrs boediono? the veep doesn't have time for photos?
Rob makes an interesting observation about the absence of the Vice President's photo from this photo in Kompas. At least they have taken down the outgoing Veep's photo! I was at UI last week and Kalla was still up there on the wall. It's kinda sloppy.
a bule perspective: how quickly indonesians outgrew their president
This is the second part of my take on the KPK crisis. The first part, The KPK, News Media and Why I Still Love Indonesia, can be read here.
Last night I had dinner with a very important man. He is on the board of one of Indonesia's largest and most successful companies. Not that you would know it from looking at him. Unlike the many so-called dignitaries that populate our government, my friend does not draw attention to himself.
In his role, my friend has met many of the people that make the news. He also has a wealth of knowledge about what goes on behind the scenes. These dinners are always wonderful for me because I get to ask him to explain things in the news to me.
For example, he knows all about disgraced Bank Indonesia governor Miranda and explained to me why, with so much bribery and corruption going on around her, no-one has any evidence against her. If you think about it, it is extremely unlikely that she knew nothing about the bribes paid to DPR legislators in return for their votes when she was elected to the Bank of Indonesia board. Yet, there she was in the paper yesterday grinning like the Cheshire Cat claiming that she knew nothing about it.
Last night's dinner conversation was dominated by the Police arrest of KPK commissioners Bibit and Chandra and why the President hasn't done anything.;
Like many people, my friend thinks that SBY's hands are not entirely clean. SBY screwed up. From the outset he said that he would not get involved. He would not interfere, but this was a lie.
He interfered big time when he issued his Presidential law --- the PERPPU --- firing the two commissioners and giving him the authority to appoint his own commissioners. The Constitutional Court has subsequently issued a decision effectively canceling the PERPPU. How embarrassing for the President!
But it wasn't until Thursday that the President really showed his true colours. If you haven't been following the taping incident, then here's a summary of what happened:
- A couple of weeks ago, the defence team for the KPK commissioners revealed that there is a tape-recording of a conversation that proves that high-powered people in the Police has been plotting the downfall of the KPK commissioners.
- On the tape recording a man believed to be Anggodo Widjojo (brother of Anggoro Widjojo, a corruption suspect who is in hiding in Singapore -- the one that the KPK issued a travel ban against).
- There are other high ranking officials on the tape, including an AGO official.
- It is fairly clear that the conversation was recorded without anyone's knowledge or permission.
- In the taped discussion, they discuss plans to set up the KPK commissioners by implicating them in taking bribes from Anggoro.
- The President's name is mentioned in the conversation.
Taping a conversation without permission is quite a serious matter. Generally it means that the tape recording cannot be used as evidence in criminal proceedings. But the KPK has special powers to use wire-tapping. This seems like a perfect example of where the wire-tapping was legal and within the KPK's authority.
On Wednesday, the President ordered the Police to investigate the matter. But before you get excited, he ordered the Police to investigate the use of his name, which is a very minor matter compared to the actual subject matter of the recording, the conspiracy against the KPK.
On Thursday, he told reporters that he is "awfully hurt" by the use of his name (which is actually an offence).
Yesterday, things turned surreal and Anggodo Widjojo filed an "abuse of power" complaint against the KPK commissioners for taping the conversation. What?! I hear you say. Yes, you heard right. This extremely dodgy character has filed a complaint against the KPK for taping the conversation. Shouldn't the Police be investigating him?!
Yesterday, the President showed his true colours and told reporters that the Police were "within their rights" to arrest Bibit and Chandra.
I'm confused. Every single legal expert in this country believes that the Police have over-stepped the line and are acting without authority. The head of the Constitutional Court has gone as far to say that the Police have no authority over the KPK. If the KPK commissioners have done something wrong then it should be sorted out in the Administrative Court. Can someone please explain to me why the President disagrees with every single legal expert there is?
What is happening here? It's actually quite simple. Indonesians have outgrown their President. They want and expect much more from the President. Indonesians want an end to corruption. They want responsible and effective government. They want a functioning government. The problem is that the President --- the man we're all counting on --- isn't able to provide the people what they want.
As awful as it sounds, it is wonderful to experience as an outsider how rapidly Indonesia has transformed. It probably wouldn't have happened quite so quickly without this crisis. In a way, Bibit and Chandra are national heroes.
the president misreads public sentiment, comes across as a pansy
I’ve been hurt; awfully hurt
Don't get me wrong, I am a big SBY fan. He is a brilliant man, but he is clearly surrounded by idiots.
Today will go down in history as the day that changed everything
- The Police have arrested KPK commissioners Bibit and Chandra.
- The nation is outraged.
- The media --- both English speaking and Indonesian --- are frothing with "What The F--- Is Going On?!!!" articles.
- Bibit and Chandra have become Facebook celebrities in mere minutes.
SBY is beginning to look less like the hero we re-elected and more Nixon-esque every minute. And what do we have from the President? He has been "hurt". WTF?!! Wake up!!!
the constitutional court tells the president he's wrong!
The Constitutional Court approved a proposal... ordering President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono not to issue a presidential decree on [the dismissal of KPK Commissioners Bibit and Chandra] before a court verdict [on their case].
A handful of intelligent and bold Indonesians stand up to the President and restore my faith in Indonesian justice.
The Constitutional Court has ordered President SBY to defer the dismissal of KPK Commissioners Bibit and Chandra until their cases are heard by the court.
At the same time, the DPR Commission III on Law and Human Rights announced that it will summon the National Police to explain its decision to arrest Bibit and Chandra. It seems pretty clear that the Commission, including Bambang Soesatyo, share the public's view that the Police are way out of line.
The President and his henchmen are under attack.
pdi-p = pathetic dreary idiotic pussies?
There’s no opposition under the presidential system. What we did in the past was wrong
It seems that years of MegaWhatever's unique form of 'guided democracy' (also known as 'monarchy') has turned her hubby and the entire party 'elite' into a bunch of bumbling children.
Mr MegaWhatever --- once a force to be contended with --- seems to have lost his nut-sack along with half his brain. That's the only explanation I can find for Taufik's latest nonsensical drivel about the PDI-P's stance in the 2004-2009 government.
The thing is, he's wrong. There is supposed to be an opposition under the presidential system. A president without an opposition is called a D-I-C-T-A-T-O-R.
I am beginning to think that Indonesia is not ready for democracy. We need at least another 20 years to let the really STUPID people in power die out. Then we might be ready.
Indonesian Government to Cut State Health Insurance - The Jakarta Globe
October 13, 2009
Dessy Sagita & Ulma Haryanto
The coordinating minister for people’s welfare plans to cut state health insurance because poverty levels have declined. (Photo: Safir Makki JG)
Indonesian Government to Cut State Health Insurance
About 16 million people are likely to lose their state health insurance, known as Jamkesmas, due to a reported decline in the number of people living below the poverty level, a senior minister said on Monday.
“The poverty rate in Indonesia has declined. Therefore the coverage under Jamkesmas will be reduced from 76.4 million people to 60.1 million people. The rest, 170 million others, would be covered by self-paid health insurance,” said Aburizal Bakrie, the coordinating minister for people’s welfare.Aburizal said the poverty rate had declined by 14.5 percent, meaning 2.5 million people were lifted from poverty. He did not explain how this decline justified 16.3 million people having their state health insurance coverage revoked.Jamkesmas is a health insurance scheme for the poor introduced in early 2008.Aburizal acknowledged that a 2004 law on the social security system guaranteed that every citizen would be covered by health insurance. But he said nothing in the law stated that the government would be required to pay for it all. However, Abdul Chalik Masulili, the Health Ministry’s director for Jamkesmas, said the 16.3 million people in question would not immediately face revocation of their coverage, and would continue to receive Jamkesmas coverage through 2010.“It’s true that only 60.1 million people are considered eligible to receive Jamkesmas through the poverty-eradication program, but we are still going to pay for the other 16 million anyway [through 2010],” he said.Chalik said the eligibility of the 16 million people in question to receive the insurance in 2011 would be evaluated next year.“We will conduct a thorough survey and we will re-evaluate the program in 2010. We will then decide the best mechanism for Jamkesmas accordingly,” he said.Chalik said that for 2010, the figure for Jamkesmas holders was still pegged at 76.4 million people and the budget had even been increased, from Rp 4.6 trillion ($487 million) in 2009 to
Rp 5.1 trillion in 2010.Adang Setiana, deputy minister for people’s welfare, said the government remained optimistic that the country would be able to reach universal health insurance coverage by 2014. “Having health insurance is obligatory for all Indonesians, but it doesn’t mean the government should pay for everything. The government will only pay for those who really need it,” he said, adding that it was only sensible for every able citizen to pay for health insurance.“People in Indonesia spend more than Rp 10,000 a month on their cigarettes. It’s more than what they have to spend on health insurance.”Ratna Kusumaningsih, a researcher at Indonesia Corruption Watch, said that the reduction in Jamkesmas coverage should not only be based on the poverty rate from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). Rather, the government should also look into other indicators, including the mortality rate of babies, children and mothers, especially in poor communities.“Health is a cross-section initiative and cannot be determined by one ministry only,” she said.Ratna also said that the standard government insurance fee had not changed for decades, at a mere Rp 5,000 monthly per person, making it difficult to cover current health care costs for all.Under the Jamskesmas scheme, the government pays fees directly to hospitals and health clinics. But critics have said that the sum allotted was far below what had actually been disbursed. Payments are also often late, causing financial problems for hospitals and clinics.
this is stupid... something wrong with their thinking... the current jamkesmas itself is not enough, now they want to cut it... and they said that the universal health care is possible in 2014.. i don't really understand what kind of universal health care they will provide.. am not even sure they understand what it means...
there are numerous documentary and books on this issue such Sicko from Michael Moore, documentary from PBS and the new book on Healing of America.
yes these documentary and book talks about american health care system, but it also explains other countries health care system which i think we can learn from...
i want to do something on this... i believe this is important.. other than free education...
