2) No foreign media curbs in Papua, says Indonesia’s security chief
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1) Politician who seeks Freeport shares must be investigated: Surya
Kamis, 12 November 2015 00:38 WIB | 390 Views
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government should investigate claims that a politician had asked for some shares from PT Freeport Indonesia, a party leader has said.
"This case must be investigated thoroughly. NasDem fully supports it," General Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NasDem) Surya Paloh said after attending the fourth anniversary celebration of NasDem here on Wednesday.
Surya said he was convinced that the statement of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said was true. The minister had said that a politician had asked for a portion of shares from PT Freeport.
He said that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) should investigate the information revealed by Minister Sudirman Said.
Surya, who is the owner of the Media Group, expressed the hope that the politician would be examined in a transparent fashion.
"If another party executive is also suspected of involvement, he or she should also be investigated transparently," the NasDem chairman said.
Surya said police could ask Minister Sudirman Said about the alleged request for shares by a politician from PT Freeport. It is suspected that the politician asked for shares as a quid pro quo to help PT Freeport renegotiate the PT Freeport contract extension.
Earlier, it was reported that a noted politician had taken advantage by dropping names of President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla in the matter related to negotiations for the extension of PT Freeport Indonesia contract.
Jusuf Kalla has already been informed about the identity of the politician by Minister Sudirman Said.(*)
"This case must be investigated thoroughly. NasDem fully supports it," General Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NasDem) Surya Paloh said after attending the fourth anniversary celebration of NasDem here on Wednesday.
Surya said he was convinced that the statement of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said was true. The minister had said that a politician had asked for a portion of shares from PT Freeport.
He said that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) should investigate the information revealed by Minister Sudirman Said.
Surya, who is the owner of the Media Group, expressed the hope that the politician would be examined in a transparent fashion.
"If another party executive is also suspected of involvement, he or she should also be investigated transparently," the NasDem chairman said.
Surya said police could ask Minister Sudirman Said about the alleged request for shares by a politician from PT Freeport. It is suspected that the politician asked for shares as a quid pro quo to help PT Freeport renegotiate the PT Freeport contract extension.
Earlier, it was reported that a noted politician had taken advantage by dropping names of President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla in the matter related to negotiations for the extension of PT Freeport Indonesia contract.
Jusuf Kalla has already been informed about the identity of the politician by Minister Sudirman Said.(*)
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2) No foreign media curbs in Papua, says Indonesia’s security chief
Indonesia has no travel restrictions on foreign journalists in its easternmost province of Papua, the country's security chief said on Wednesday, vowing to dismiss any police officials who blocked such freedom.
The comments, which reflect an apparent delay in implementing President Joko Widodo's six-month-old decision to scrap the curbs in politically-sensitive Papua, came the same day that a human rights body queried why they still persist.
On a visit to the remote province, Widodo said foreign journalists no longer needed special permission to travel there, a requirement imposed decades ago because of a long-simmering secessionist movement.
"I don't see any restrictions anymore," Indonesia's security chief, Luhut Panjaitan, told reporters on Wednesday, when asked about the media curbs. "I need someone to call me if there is a problem - I'll fix the problem."
Asked why the national police still required all foreign journalists to apply for a travel permit for Papua, he responded, "If it is necessary we can fire them".
In a report published on Wednesday, titled "Something to Hide?", U.S.-based Human Rights Watch questioned why the media restrictions still remain in place.
Widodo needs to issue a written directive, said Phelim Kine, the group's deputy Asia director, adding that journalists seeking travel permits still faced intense opposition from officials.
Soon after Widodo's announcement of the removal of the restrictions, senior government and security officials had maintained that foreign journalists would still need permission and permits to visit the area.
Last year, two French journalists convicted of misusing their tourist visas to work as journalists in Papua spent 11 weeks in detention before being sent home.
Papua, which is home to one of the biggest copper mines operated by U.S. mining giant Freeport-McMoRan, was incorporated into Indonesia under a widely criticized U.N.-backed vote in 1969, after Jakarta took over the area in 1963 at the end of Dutch colonial rule.
Following decades of neglect, Widodo is looking to open up the impoverished region, which has a history of clashes between security forces and the insurgents.
(Reporting by Randy Fabi and Michael Taylor; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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