In 2024, Hyundai Motor Company and PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia Tbk (ADMR) end their agreement on the provision of aluminium supply which was previously stated in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2022. ADMR stated that the termination was agreed between all parties, however, news emerged that Hyundai took this decision due to pressure from environmental activists who are part of ARMY, the fanbase of the world’s most beloved idol group, BTS. Regardless of the truth of this claim, the situation reminds us of the unfinished investigation conducted by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) which concerns a GM of Hyundai. This week, KPK finally revealed that the investigation and inquisition into the case continues. To make things even more interesting, a “parallel” investigation was commenced in South Korea towards the end of 2024.

Last year, PT Patra Logistik, part of Subholding Commercial & Trading of PT Pertamina (Persero), made headlines because one of the newly appointed directors of the company at the time, amidst all the negative sentiment regarding political dynasties, is the nephew of then President Joko “Jokowi” Jokowi. However, at around the same time, the company had to face a legal issue. PT Putra Patra Utama (PT PPU), one of the company’s partners had claimed that Patra Logistik had neglected to fulfill its payment obligations and filed for a PKPU lawsuit, seeking for the company to restructure its debts. After three attempts, the Panel of Judges of the Commercial Court at the Central Jakarta District Court granted the PKPU lawsuit and Patra Niaga officially entered their PKPU period. The process is ongoing.

Over a decade ago, PT Asuransi Kredit Indonesia (Persero) (Askrindo) was caught in a cycle of corruption that resulted in the conviction of officials of several companies and two Askrindo executives. The corruption court insisted on finding evidence even though the district court saw the case as a civil law case. Since then, Askrindo had returned to normalcy, until several years ago. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced new allegations of corruption implicating Askrindo’s subsidiary in 2021 and the defendants were found guilty in 2022. However, that was not the end of the cycle. In 2024, another case of alleged corruption was found, this time the investigation and inquisition continued far from media coverage. This week, the prosecutors had read their demands for the defendants.

The investigation and inquisition into the case of alleged corruption in PT Taspen continues. Kosasih was finally named as a suspect earlier this year. Recently the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned the President Commissioner of PT Jasuindo Tiga Perkasa...

For the past several years, the President Director of PT TASPEN (Persero), Antonius Nicholas Stephanus Kosasih, has become the talk of the town, especially since allegations of various corruption he committed as well as allegations of domestic violence emerged, all of...

It has been over a year since we witnessed the clash between the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) due to the overlapping investigation into the case of alleged corruption implicating the Indonesian Export Financing Agency...

Investigation continues as we enter the eighth year after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) decided to investigate the allegations of corruption involving State-owned insurance company PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (PT Jasindo). We know that the KPK had...

Back in 2024 we reported that another case of alleged corruption had hit PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk (BJBR). The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that there are parties that have marked up advertising placement funds throughout the 2021 to 2023 budget years with an inflated amount reaching 100 percent. Reportedly, five individuals have been named as suspects, but we have not heard of the official announcement until last month, nearly a year after the initial news was circulated. Lately, the alleged involvement of Ridwan Kamil, the former governor of West Java at the time of the incident, has been growing, but there is something that has caught our attention more than the political issue. For the umpteenth time, there is the alleged involvement of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in covering up the crime.  

Paulus Tannos, the notorious suspect in the E-KTP graft case, continues to resist the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). After reportedly being arrested last January in Singapore, Paulus filed a lawsuit against the provisional arrest in the Singapore Court. The trial will only take place in June 2025 and the KPK is still trying to complete the required documents. If there are no obstacles, after this Paulus Tannos will be the first fugitive to be extradited by Singapore to Indonesia. For us, Paulus’ resistance is full of stories, let’s look at the case again.