Jan 21, 2016 | Law, Politics
On January 20, 2016 the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court read their verdict on the graft case involving the Judge of the Medan Administrative Court (PTUN Medan) Dermawan Ginting. Dermawan is one of the three judges who received bribes from the...
Jan 21, 2016 | Law, Politics
The Yayasan Supersemar (or Supersemar Foundation) finally attended the aanmaning hearing (a hearing held after a warning (aanmaning) was given to the plaintiff to follow the verdict). The Foundation must surrender their assets. But the Yayasan Supersemar once again...
Jan 20, 2016 | Law, Politics
A political commotion has followed after the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Fahri Hamzah protested the manner in which the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted its raid in the Parliament building. KPK investigators raided several lawmakers...
Jan 19, 2016 | Industries, Law, News Group
PT Wirajaya Packindo is officially bankrupt. The bankruptcy status should be accepted since the petition for an extension of time on the process of Suspension of Payment (PKPU) filed by the company was rejected by the creditors. We previously reported that Wirajaya...
Jan 19, 2016 | Law, Politics
The first pretrial session on the handling of the graft case involving the former President Director of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Persero) (Pelindo II) Richard Joost Lino was held at the South Jakarta District Court on January 18, 2016. Before the court, Lino...
Jan 19, 2016 | Law, Politics
On Monday (Jan. 18), the Constitutional Court (MK) issued their verdict on 40 of the 147 post-election dispute lawsuits registered by participants of the 2015 simultaneous regional elections. The MK rejected 35 of said 40 lawsuits and granted the request from the...
Jan 18, 2016 | Law, Market, News Group, Politics
The terror attack on Thamrin has left 8 dead (four suspects, and the rest civilian casualties). Fourteen civilians and 5 police officers were injured. The Police and security analysts suggested that the Thamrin terror attack was carried out by a terror cell related to...
Jan 18, 2016 | Law, Politics
On January 14, 2016, the panel of judges of the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court sentenced the former Regent of Empat Lawang Budi Antoni Aljufri and his wife Suzanna Budi Antoni to 4 years in prison and 2 years in prison respectively. Both are...
Jan 18, 2016 | Law, Politics
In a move to investigate the allegations of bribery in a project managed by the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (Kemen-PUPR), the investigators of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a raid in 3 locations simultaneously on January 15,...
