New Bribery Case in the Central Jakarta District Court

Oct 20, 2016 | Law

In the past two weeks, the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court held two separate hearings on the two suspects in the bribery case involving the registrar of the Central Jakarta District Court Muhammad Santoso. The suspects tried are the Partner of...

The Eradication of Pungli: Questions

Oct 19, 2016 | Law

Following the raid conducted on the afternoon of October 11, 2016 at the Ministry of Transportation on reports of “pungli” (the illegal levies that corrupt public officials charge for, among others, the processing of licenses), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered...

The Government’s Battle Against the Perpetrators of 2015 Forest Fires Continues

Oct 19, 2016 | Law

The Government, by way of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, are still battling the perpetrators of 2015 forest fires. After winning the trial against PT National Sago Prima (NSP), a subsidiary of PT Sampoerna Agro Tbk on August 11, 2016, the Ministry is...

Corruption in Jakarta’s Tax Offices

Oct 18, 2016 | Law

Indonesia’s taxation authority has been working towards improving their service, but as it is, the corruption remains rampant. Many tax officials have been caught extorting taxpayers. One of the most recent cases is the three officials of the Kebayoran Baru III Tax...

New PKPU for Sumatera Persada Energi

Oct 18, 2016 | Law

After previously managing to escape the PKPU lawsuit filed by two of their creditors in September 2016, PT Sumatera Persada Energi (SPE), the subsidiary of PT Asiabumi Petroleo, once again entered a period of PKPU. The Panel of Judges of the Commercial Court at the...

Shinta Group’s Family Feud (Part II)

Oct 17, 2016 | Law

The family feud within Shinta Group was made public thanks to the subpoena published on October 11, 2016 by Rudhy Lontoh & Partners Law Office, the representative of Indra Hermijanto. Two days later the representative of Mrs Lek Chui Eng Juniver Girsang &...

Shinta Group’s Family Feud (Part I)

Oct 17, 2016 | Law

Toto Hermijanto (The Tjin Kim), the founder of Shinta Group, one of the largest garment and textile players in Indonesia, passed away on July 30, 2016 in Singapore. On Tuesday, October 11, 2016, Lontoh & Partners Law Office representing Indra Hermijanto published...

The Eradication of Pungli

Oct 17, 2016 | Law

“Pungli”, the illegal levies that corrupt public officials charge for, among others, the processing of licenses has become a national discussion following the raid conducted on the afternoon of October 11, 2016 at the Ministry of Transportation. The...

Allegations of Food Cartel: Verdict

Oct 14, 2016 | Law

The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has finished their investigation and trial into the allegations of cartel practices involving 12 major companies engaged in chicken breeding. On October 13, 2016, the Commission’s Assembly decided in favor...

Shinta Group: Family Feud

Oct 13, 2016 | Law, Market

Juniver Girsang & Partners, attorney of Lek Chui Eng, Ms Lynn Hermijanto, and Ms Stacey Hermijanto, issued half-page announcement Thursday (Oct 13) to rebuff claims by client of Rudy Lontoh & Partners published earlier on Wednesday regarding the inheritance of...