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JAKARTA, Indonesia – From a high-profile criminal being pictured outside prison, to the killing of an endangered Sumatran elephant, here’s the top news to start your day.
1. Caught out of prison
Gayus Tambunan, a former official from the Ministry of Finance’s Directorate General of Taxation, who was imprisoned for pocketing billions of dollars, was pictured out of jail creating uproar online.
The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights confirmed that Tambunan was let out to take care of his divorce lawsuit, arguing that inmates are allowed out of prison for legal purposes. Tambunan was also pictured in Bali in 2010, disguised with a wig. The Division of Prisons vowed to investigate. Read more.
2. Robb in Indonesia
Australia’s trade minister Andrew Robb called for Indonesia to set an annual quota for cattle imports to bring more certainty for Australian exporters and ease tensions between the neighbors on the issue.
Indonesia is the biggest market for Australia’s lucrative live export trade, which employs thousands of people. But the issue has often been a flashpoint, most recently when Jakarta unexpectedly slashed imports of Australian cattle in the third quarter of this year by 80%. Read more.
3. Transgenders arrested
West Aceh Sharia police arrested 9 transgender individuals at a contraceptive store and beauty salon for allegedly violating Islamic Sharia law.
Police arrested the individuals after receiving reports from residents who felt they had tainted Islamic Sharia enforcement. “Their activities caused public unrest because they hung out until midnight wearing female outfits even when they’re male,” the police said. Read more.
4. #RIPYongki
A critically endangered Sumatran elephant who had patrolled Indonesia’s jungles to help protect threatened habitats has been killed for his tusks, sparking a surge of anger online.
Yongki, a tame creature who worked with teams of elephant keepers, was found dead close to the camp where he lived in a national park on the western island of Sumatra, said park official Timbul Batubara. His one-meter tusks had been hacked off, leaving just bloody stumps. Read more.
5. Trial begins
A 24-year-old Indonesian man who admitted to killing a woman in April for complaining of his body odor while they were having sex, may be imprisoned for life.
In the first trial of Muhammad Prio Santoso, the prosecutor said Santoso was so offended with the sex worker’s comments about his smell, that he strangled her with a hairdryer cable and stuffed her mouth with a sock. She was found dead in her rented room in Tebet. Read more. – Rappler.com
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