Public, media told to monitor funds used by political parties

Panca Nugraha and Arya Dipa, The Jakarta Post, Mataram/Bandung | Archipelago | Thu, September 12 2013, 8:46 AM 

“It should be clear that the funds are not exclusively within the private realm of political parties but are part of the public sphere,” NTB FITRA secretary-general Ervyn Kaffah said in a meeting with editors on Wednesday.


 The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) chapter of the Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA) has urged the public and media to play an active role in overseeing funds being channeled by political parties.

FITRA deemed that funds managed by parties were often prone to misappropriation and irregularities, because they have so far not been transparent with the public in managing their funds, although part of the funds were from regional budgets; while information regarding the use of the funds should be transparent and accountable.

Thousands of people take to the streets to support KPK

Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Special Report | Wed, November 04 2009, 10:44 AM 

In Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, about 300 people staged a rally demanding that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono save the KPK.

“We urge the President to take a firm stance and save the KPK,” said the rally’s coordinator, Ervyn Kaffah.




Thousands of people across the country Tuesday continued to stage rallies to express support for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), as the Constitutional Court heard controversial tape recordings related to the arrest of the two KPK deputy chiefs.

In front of the court, dozens of policemen tightly guarded the rallies held by different groups, some of which supported the KPK, while others supported the police.