There’s nothing ordinary about PT Gunung Bara Utama (PT GBU), a mining company with links to Heru Hidayat, a convict in the Asuransi Jiwasraya corruption scandal. Back in June 2023, we learned that in an ongoing legal case, the district court decided in favor of PT Sendawar Jaya. The company initially claims ownership of land owned by PT GBU, armed with various similar documents but in the name of PT Sendawar Jaya. At the appeal stage, however, the district court’s decision was overturned. Then another confusing thing happened. One week after the appeal decision was read, yesterday, the AGO announced that the documents used by PT Sendawar Jaya are fake. The institution therefore named one suspect, the member of the House Commission I of the House of Representatives, Ismail Thomas. At the time of the incident, Thomas was the regent of Kutai Barat. Thomas is a PDIP politician.To subscribe please click here
