More than 7,000 people were taken into custody during protests organised by the Cockroach movement in protest against the Election Commission for arbitrarily deleting voters’ names. Leaders intercepted on their planes were immediately detained upon landing in New Delhi. A well-known Bollywood actor joined in to understand “why people’s voices are being suppressed”.
More than 23,000 Union police personnel have been mobilised and transport restrictions imposed ahead of tomorrow’s rally. Police denied the youth group Cockroach Janta Party the right to gather. For its part, the Conference of Religious India (CRI) said that it “cannot be silent spectators”.
The People’s Initiative Coalition Against Dynasty (Picad) has launched a petition and an online platform to support the measure called for by the Supreme Court itself. Today, 83 per cent of the country’s senators and around 80 per cent of the members of the House of Representatives come from political families. The target is 7 million signatures.
A corruption scandal of symbolic significance involving the former deputy minister responsible for oil fields. Following Saddam’s fall, the new political system has encouraged the emergence of patronage networks. The Integrity Commission is working to extradite suspects and recover illicit assets.
The death toll from the fire at the Chatuchak pub has risen to 30. Initial investigations point to blocked escape routes. The governor has announced a comprehensive crackdown on public establishments, but the country has a long history of rules being ignored or flouted, including through corruption.
Parliament chooses Busyro Muqqodas, until now head of the Indonesian Commission of Justice. Critics accuse: too much money spent on an appointment that lasts only one year. Members of the KPK applaud the choice: "Welcome aboard." Post vacant for months after the former chief Azhar involved in a murder probe.
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