Month: January 2017

On September 17, 2016, Sutanto with his wife Memi and his brother Willy Sutanto was arrested by KPK shortly after handing over a sum of Rp100 million the residence of the then chairman of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) Irman Gusman in Jakarta. In the afternoon, the KPK directly named Irman, Xaveriandy Sutanto and Memi as a suspect. Willy was released. It took the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) less than 2 months to finish the docket of investigation of the suspects. On October 28, 2016, two docket of the case was transferred to the stage of prosecution and registered in the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court. The lawsuit against Sutanto and Memi was registered under case No. 113/Pid.Sus-TPK/2016/PN.Jkt Pst and the lawsuit against Irman Gusman was registered under case No. 112/Pid.Sus-TPK/2016/PN.Jkt Pst. On November 8, 2016, the court held the first hearing of the two cases.

Towards the end of 2016, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo gave a very precious gift for indigenous people and customary communities in several regions in Indonesia: the recognition of the existence of customary forests. The recognition is given in the form of Decree on Establishment of the Inclusion of Customary Forest and Customary Forest Determination Letter to 9 customary communities in the State Palace. What does this recognition mean for the related parties?

The incumbent Governor of Jakarta Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama filed a request for a Judicial Review of Law No. 10/2016 on the amendment of the Law on Regional Elections to the Constitutional Court since August 2016. The petition focuses on questioning the constitutionality of the Law that requires the incumbent to take a temporary leave from office during campaign period. But despite having months of hearings, the Constitutional Court (MK) have not yet concluded on their examination. Some are wondering what’s taking the MK so long in deciding on the matter.