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JAKARTA, Indonesia – An Indonesian terrorist denouncing the jihadist Islamic State and the first transition meeting between Indonesia’s outgoing president and president-elect lead our wrap of top stories from Indonesia the past day.
1. Convicted Indonesian terrorist Abu Tholut denounces ISIS
Once Indonesia’s most wanted terrorist, Abu Tholut, alias Mustofa, alias Imron, who is currently serving 8 years in prison for terrorist activities, has denounced the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), now known as the Islamic State. “For me, ISIS is a misguided organization. They have lied to their people and their followers and don’t deserve to be mujahideen. They have also spilt the blood of the innocent and do not respect their religious elders,” Tholut said. Read the full story on the Jakarta Post and Tempo.co.
2. Indonesia’s outgoing president and president-elect discuss transition
The first transition meeting between outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and President-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo was held in Bali on Wednesday evening, August 27. “We discussed issues related to the current government’s policies and programs, including the 2015 draft state budget and revised 2014 state budget,” Yudhoyono said following the closed-door meeting, according to Kompas.com. While Jokowi’s transition team has been in place for weeks, Yudhoyono previously said he would only discuss transition after the Constitutional Court ruled on losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto’s election challenge. However, the urgent matter of raising subsidized fuel prices was not yet discussed in detail.
3. Several injured in boat explosion in Pulau Seribu, North Jakarta
An explosion on a boat carrying 62 passengers and 11 crew members on Wednesday morning left at least 10 people seriously injured. The public transport boat was ferrying people to several islands in the Pulau Seribu (Thousand Islands) district of North Jakarta. “When the Paus boat was near Sekati Busing Island heading to Pramuka Island, the boat exploded from the middle,” Pulau Seribu Police Chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Ronald Johanson Simamora said, as quoted by the Jakarta Globe. Police are still investigating the cause of the explosion.
4. Newmont drops action against Indonesia over ore ban
US mining giant Newmont said it has withdrawn an international arbitration claim against Indonesia over a controversial mineral ore export ban after a breakthrough in talks with the government. Exports from its Batu Hijau mine have been halted since January, when Indonesia introduced a ban on shipments of some unprocessed minerals, and higher taxes on others that can still be shipped out of the country. It said in a statement that officials had pledged to open “formal negotiations” on a new agreement that would allow Newmont to resume work at its Batu Hijau mine, on condition the legal action was withdrawn. Read the full story on Rappler.
5. No replacement sought for Indonesian graftbuster set to retire
Abraham Samad, the head of Indonesia’s powerful Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), said no replacement was necessary for retiring commissioner Busyro Muqoddas, who will end his term in December 2014. The House of Representatives is set to recruit his replacement, but Samad said KPK can continue working effectively with just 4 commissioners, and suggested that a new commissioner who does not work the same way they do might instead be detrimental to anti-corruption efforts. Read more on Liputan6 and Merdeka.com.
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