We began 2021 with a corruption case drama involving tax officials. The allegation was scandalous. Officials had allegedly transacted and helped three large companies avoid their tax obligations. One of said companies was owned by the notorious Haji Isam, who was once nominated as treasurer of the Jokowi-Ma’ruf campaign in the 2019 election, a business partner of the Bakrie Group in the coal industry. The key suspect in the case was found guilty and the tax consultants of one of the companies were found guilty. In November 2022, a trial of two remaining consultants of two other companies finally started. We are waiting for surprises at the trials, hoping that the KPK will state the alleged involvement of companies in these cases, but one can only hope. The trial proceeded normally and far from media coverage. The prosecutors’ demands that were read recently were far from satisfactory.To subscribe please click here