Updates on Kaligis’s Bribery Case

Sep 28, 2015 | Law

Despite his best of efforts, senior advocate Otto Cornelis (OC) Kaligis has not been able to escape his predicament as the suspect in the case of bribery in the Administrative Court of Medan (PTUN Medan). If anything, OC Kaligis’ standing as a defendant is getting...

Udar’s Verdict

Sep 25, 2015 | Law, Politics

On September 23, 2015 the Corruption Court read their verdict on the case of alleged corruption and money laundering involving Udar Pristono, the former head of the Jakarta Province Government’s Department of Transportation. But the verdict is disappointing because it...

Updates on the Forest Fire Investigation

Sep 25, 2015 | Industries, Law, News Group, Politics

Indonesian authorities continue to investigate instances of forest fires in the island of Sumatera and Kalimantan. The police have named ten corporate suspects and hundreds of individual suspects. Out of the ten corporate suspects, one is currently being prosecuted....

Jero Wacik’s First Hearing

Sep 23, 2015 | Law

On September 22, 2015 the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court held the first hearing for Jero Wacik’s graft case. The hearing was held with the agenda of reading the indictment for Jero Wacik’s involvement in cases of alleged misappropriation...

Indonesia v. Churchill Mining

Sep 23, 2015 | Law

The dispute between the Government of Indonesia (GOI) and Churchill Mining Plc (and the latter’s subsidiary Planet Mining Ptu Ltd.) has entered a new phase. We are now anticipating an agreement between the former and the latter to resolve disputes over land concession...

The Suspended Plantation Concessions: Who’s Who

Sep 23, 2015 | Law, Market, Reviews

Ministry of forestry and environmental affairs has finally suspended operations of three palm oil plantation companies in Sumatra Island. The ministry also revoked license to use timber from natural forest (IUPHHK-HA) of one company. They are accused of causing forest...

Fishing Companies Accused of Operating Illegally Decide to Fight Back

Sep 22, 2015 | Law

Indonesia’s attempt to eliminate illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing has been met with resistance. The owner of MV Hai Fa, the ship previously seized by Indonesian authorities for supposedly operating without the proper licenses, filed a civil suit against the...

Salt Policy: Domestic Farmers & Consumers

Sep 22, 2015 | Industries, Law, Market

Jakarta police has last week arrested Tjindra Johan, owner of PT Garindo Sejahtera Abadi (GSA), reportedly the largest importer of salt. Johan is accused of bribing then director general of international trade at ministry of trade Mr Partogi Pangaribuan to maintain...

The End for Hotasi Nababan?

Sep 21, 2015 | Law

The former President Director of PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Merpati) Hotasi Nababan, who was accused of graft in handling the airline’s aircraft lease contract, must now accept the four-year imprisonment and the Rp200-million fine sentence he received, after the...

BestBuy v. MNC

Sep 21, 2015 | Law

The dispute between PT Best Buy Home Shopping Indonesia (BestBuy) and PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk (MNC) ended with the Central Jakarta Commercial Court rejecting MNC’s request for the Suspension of Debts Payment (PKPU). The dispute stems from a lawsuit filed by the...