The End for Ariesman?

Sep 5, 2016 | Law

After three months of trial at the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court, on September 1, 2016 the former President Director of PT Agung Podomoro Land Tbk (APLN) Ariesman Widjaja and his aide Trinanda Prihantoro were declared guilty of all charges....

Tax Amnesty in Action (18): Sofyan Wanandi

Sep 3, 2016 | Law, Market

Sofjan Wanandi, owner of Santini Group, who is also chief economic advisor of Vice President Jusuf Kalla, has participated in the tax amnesty program Friday (Sept 2). He also claimed to have repatriated big chunk of his offshore funds. “I personally have...

Chasing Bumi Mekar Hijau (Part II)

Sep 2, 2016 | Law

After the lawsuit filed against PT National Sago Prima (NSP), a subsidiary of PT Sampoerna Argo Tbk was partially granted by the Panel of Judges of the South Jakarta District Court, on August 11, 2016, the Palembang High Court also partially granted the appeal filed...

Corruption in Pertamina Patra Niaga

Sep 1, 2016 | Law

After the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim) launched an investigation in case of alleged corruption in Pertamina Foundation last year, today it’s the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) turn to investigate allegations of corruption in...

Damayanti’s Case: Prosecutor’s Demands and Updates

Aug 31, 2016 | Law

The former member of the House Commission V of the House of Representatives Damayanti Wisnu Putranti of PDI-P, who is allegedly involved in the case of alleged bribery related to the Trans-Seram road project in the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing...

The Pop Ice Monopoly

Aug 31, 2016 | Law

The trial of disputes related to business competition on powdered beverage, which has been handled by the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU), is finally over. The KPPU declared PT Forisa Nusapersada, the owner of the brand “Pop Ice” as...

Disputes following the Shutdown of Maritim Timur Jaya (Part II)

Aug 30, 2016 | Law

Not long after successfully revealing the bribery in the making of fake visa-on-arrival for the ship crew of PT Fujian Anda Oceanic Fisheries (the business partner of Tomy Winata’s PT Maritim Timur Jaya (MTJ)), the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit...

Disputes following the Shutdown of Maritim Timur Jaya (Part I)

Aug 30, 2016 | Law

In August 2015, the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim), which at the time was led by the Commissioner-General (Pol) Budi Waseso (Buwas), thwarted a drug smuggling attempt and started an investigation into narcotics production in Indonesia. The...

Corruption in the Supreme Court: Speculations

Aug 29, 2016 | Law

On June 15, 2016, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a Sting Operation in Sunter, North Jakarta and arrested the Registrar of North Jakarta District Court Rohadi and 3 others. The next day, Rohadi and the other three arrested were named suspects of...

Indosat v. Lintas Teknologi Indonesia

Aug 29, 2016 | Law

PT Indosat Tbk (ISAT) must once again face a lawsuit filed by one of its partner PT Lintas Teknologi Indonesia (LTI), the subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent. Both companies have actually been in a civil dispute since 2014 and today the dispute is still at the stage of...