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Thousands of personnel, consisting of the Indonesian Navy, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), and fishermen, were deployed on Wednesday (22/01) to dismantle the 30-km illegal fence off Tangerang coast in Banten, West Java. This operation was a direct order from President Prabowo Subianto and attended by many important figures, including some ministers, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Ali, Director General of PSDKP KPP Pung Nugroho Saksono, as well as Chairperson of Commission IV of the House of Representatives Titiek Soeharto.

Sandra Nangoy, power of attorney of Markworth Finance Ltd, a BVI-based company, published a half-page announcement at Kompas newspaper this morning, warning all relevant parties to not engage in any transaction related to 98.3% shares in PT Trimata Benua owned by Subagio Wirjoatmodjo. 

National police has yet to reveal full names of witnesses in the investigation into money laundering allegedly committed by owner of Aruss Hotel in Semarang, Central Java. Corporate deed of PT Arta Jaya Putra, however, pointed to RH and FH as controlling owner. Who are they?

National police has seized Aruss Hotel in Semarang, the capital city of Central Java province, arguing the hotel was built with illicit money from online gambling. Given annual turnover of online gambling business in the country, this case is interesting because it might lead to other bigger cases. 

The drama on the law enforcer’s efforts to punish the disgraced Supreme Court Justice, Gazalba Saleh, ended in October 2024. The Panel of Judges of the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court eventually declared Saleh guilty, but until the very end, Saleh insisted that he was innocent and filed for an appeal. This week, towards the end of the year, Saleh’s appeal was rejected and instead of getting what he wanted, the Panel of Appeal aggravated Saleh’s punishment. For once, the justice system serves him right.

Towards the end of 2023, Dini Sera Afrianti lost her life at the hands of her own lover, Gregorius Ronald Tannur. This case was previously unknown to the public until it was revealed on social media that Ronald was the son of Edward Tannur, a PKB politician and then member of the House of Representatives from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). However, the public is forgetful, this case simply disappeared from the news. Nearly a year after Dini died, Ronald was acquitted because the prosecutors’ charges were deemed unproven, but nothing is simple in Indonesia. In October 2024, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) named the Panel of Judges who examined the case as suspects for allegedly receiving bribes from Ronald’s legal counsel. What a mess. The inquisition process took place at lightning speed, in just two months, this week, the disgraced judges finally became defendants. 

Nearly seven years ago the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a case of corruption which later ensnared then Commissioner of the General Election Commission (KPU), Wahyu Setiawan. Wahyu was found guilty of abusing his authority and received grafts. At...

The differences between the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Attorney General's Office (AGO) are increasingly apparent. While the KPK often takes a long time to complete a case, in recent years the AGO has been very responsive in completing various...