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Attorney Contacts Ailing Governor of Papua to Urge Hospitalization

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JAKARTA, LELEMUKU.COM - Petrus Bala Pattyona, the lawyer of the suspended governor of Papua, Lukas Enembe, received a call from the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutor on Sunday, July 16, 2023, around 2:00 PM local time.  The prosecutor requested Pattyona's presence to convince Lukas Enembe to agree to be taken to the Army Central Hospital (RSPAD) immediately. Lukas needed to be admitted to RSPAD urgently due to severe nausea, dizziness, and not having eaten for two days. "I was asked to come and persuade Mr. Lukas to agree to be taken to RSPAD. Yesterday (Saturday), Mr. Lukas was already willing to be taken to the hospital due to his deteriorating health. However, he was made to wait until 7:00 PM and was about to be taken at 9:00 PM when he was already asleep. Then, on the next day (Sunday), the KPK decided to take Mr. Lukas to RSPAD, but he was already angry and refused to go," explained Pattyona. Due to the difficulties in transporting Mr....

Thai PM Frontrunner Faces Uncertain Path as Parliament Meeting Looms

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BANGKOK, LELEMUKU.COM - Thailand’s Parliament will convene on Monday with top prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat facing an uncertain path to power because of opposition in the upper house to his plan to amend the nation’s royal defamation law. Pita’s Move Forward Party won a surprise election victory in May on the back of its reform agenda, trouncing parties in the pro-royalist government that have ruled the country in some form or another since a military coup nine years ago. The party’s liberal campaign promises, which include plans to rewrite the constitution, end business monopolies and modernize the justice system and security forces, have antagonized the country’s traditional ruling elite. Move Forward’s ambition to amend the Lèse-Majesté law, which it says has been abused by the current government to silence criticism, is shaping up as its biggest hurdle to forming a government. Pita’s eight-party alliance, including the populist Pheu Thai Party, has only 31...