Tegal is a city in the northwest part of Central Java of Indonesia. It is situated on the north coast of the province of Central Java,about 175 km (109 mi) from Semarang,the capital of the province. It had a population of 239,599 at the 2010 Census and 273,825 at the 2020 Census;the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 290,988. Its built-up area made up of Tegal Municipality and 12 districts spread over Tegal and Brebes Regencies was home to 1,366,858 inhabitants as at the 2010 census. It is administratively separate from Tegal Regency,which borders it to the south and east;Brebes Regency borders it to the west.
The Prosperous Justice Party,frequently abbreviated to PKS,is an Islamist political party in Indonesia.
The Corruption Eradication Commission,abbreviated as KPK,is an Indonesian government agency established to prevent and fight corruption in the country.
Ratu Atut Chosiyah is a former governor of the province of Banten,Indonesia. She was suspended from office in 2014 because of a corruption case. She held office for several terms. Before her election as governor in 2006,she was the deputy governor under Djoko Munandar starting from 11 January 2002. Djoko was involved in a corruption case and was suspended from office in October 2005. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed Ratu Atut as the acting governor to take over Djoko's administrative duties and she later became governor. She thus became the first female governor in Indonesia. In May 2014,she was formally charged by the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission for alleged corruption. In early September 2014,she was sentenced to a four-year term of imprisonment on the charges brought by the Commission against her. In September 2022,Ratu Atut was released on parole.
Blasphemy law in Indonesia is the legislation,presidential decrees,and ministerial directives that prohibit blasphemy in Indonesia.
Susno Duadji is the former head of Indonesian National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) until his resignation on 5 November 2009. He was promoted to his last position in October 2008 after serving as Chief of Police in West Java Province for less than a year. He has a rank of Police Commissioner General - equivalent Lieutenant General in the military. His experiences include Chief of Police in Malang,in Madiun,both are in East Java Province,as well as Chief of Police in North Maluku.
Nur Alam is a former Governor of South East Sulawesi. He was inaugurated for his first five-year term in 2008,and for his second in 2013.
Bambang Widjojanto is an Indonesian human rights activist. He is the co-founder of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation and a "leading advocate for the rights of the indigenous peoples of West Papua". According to The New York Times,his work for indigenous peoples made him "the target of repeated threats and detentions by the Indonesian government".
Siti Hartati Tjakra Murdaya,born 29 August 1946,is a prominent Indonesian businesswoman,Buddhist leader and convicted corruption felon. She co-founded the Cipta Cakra Murdaya (CCM) group of companies,which is involved in real estate,IT,timber,plantations,consumer goods and engineering. The company's real estate assets include shopping centers,office buildings,hotels and the Jakarta International Expo Center. Hartati was in 2013 sentenced to 32 months in jail for paying bribes to obtain permits for her oil palm plantation companies.
Setya Novanto is a former Indonesian politician,presently serving a 15 year jail sentence for corruption. He was chairman of Golkar Party and speaker of the People's Representative Council until his arrest in 2017 for corruption. Born in Bandung,he entered politics in 1998 after a business career and became a member of the People's Representative Council following the 1999 general election. After he was re-elected for a third time in the 2014 general election,won by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle,he was appointed DPR (Parliament) Speaker by the majority opposition coalition.
Lukas Enembe is an Indonesian politician who served as the 13th Governor of Papua Province from April 2013 to January 2023. He had previously served as Regent of Puncak Jaya Regency between 2007 and 2012,and Vice Regent of the same regency from 2001 until 2006.
2018 (MMXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar,the 2018th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations,the 18th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century,and the 9th year of the 2010s decade.
Bambang Soesatyo,more colloquially referred to as Bamsoet,is an Indonesian politician and businessman,who is currently serving as the 15th Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly since 2019,and as a Member of the House of Representatives since 2009. A member of Golkar,he previously served as the 18th Speaker of the House of Representatives following the resignation of Setya Novanto.
Andi Alfian Mallarangeng is an Indonesian politician who served as Minister of Youth and Sports at Second United Indonesia Cabinet. He also served as presidential spokesman for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. In 2012,he resigned as minister due to corruption charges against him.
Eni Maulani Saragih is an Indonesian politician who was a member of the People's Representative Council. She was first elected in the 2014 legislative election as a member of Golkar.
Neneng Hassanah Yasin is an Indonesian politician who was the regent of Bekasi Regency,holding that position between 2012 and 2018.
Mohamad Taufik was an Indonesian politician who was a member of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council from 25 August 2009 until his death in 2023. He was a member of the Gerindra Party for most of his legislature career,but resigned from the party in October 2022. Having been convicted of corruption in 2004,he received significant attention in 2019 when he successfully filed a lawsuit against the General Elections Commission to run for his second term in the legislative body.
Novel Baswedan is an Indonesian investigator previously working for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and a former officer of the Indonesian Police (Polri).
Nursholeh was an Indonesian politician who served as Mayor of Tegal between 2017 and 2019.
Ikmal Jaya is an Indonesian businessman and former politician who served as the mayor of Tegal,Central Java,between 2009 and 2014. After his tenure as mayor,he was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission,and was imprisoned until 2022.
