The Directorate General of Taxation at the Ministry of Finance once again had to bear the shame after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a corruption scheme related to the payment of tax restitution for the Solo-Kertosono Toll Road construction project. The KPK has named three suspects in this case including tax official in East Java.
Read MoreFour years ago, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named two companies suspects of corruption for the construction of the Sabang unloading port. They are a local construction company from Aceh, PT Tuah Sejati, and the State-Owned Enterprise (BUMN), PT Nindya Karya (Persero). We did not hear of any update since then, even though the individual suspects in the same case have been convicted since 2014. Fortunately the KPK has not forgotten the case. The trial of the two corporate suspects begins earlier this week. It took the court five more months to wrap up the proceedings and listen to the prosecutors demands towards the end of last week.
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