SP3 for Angkasa Pura I

Jun 12, 2015 | Law

After running an investigation for nearly a year, the Attorney Generla’s Office (AGO) decided to discontinue investigation into the case of alleged corruption in the procurement of five units of fire trucks at PT Angkasa Pura I (AP I). The AGO’s Head of...

Honggo Wendratno: Catch Me If You Can

Jun 11, 2015 | Law, Politics

The key person in the scandals surrounding PT Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI), Mr Honggo Wendratno, who is suspect in the case alongside R Priyono (former head of the powerful BPMigas), is reportedly in Singapore hospital for heart treatment. Really?...

MV Hai Fa Escaped Conviction

Jun 11, 2015 | Law

The MV Hai Fa tramper vessels that was found guilty of Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) had escaped conviction and possibly returned to its country. The MV Hai Fa was found operating without Letter of Sailing Approval (SPB) and the Certificate of...

Legal Problems with E-Commerce

Jun 11, 2015 | Law

On June 8, 2015, a research institution called Indonesia Club filed a police report on Uber Taxi, Easy Taxi and GrabTaxi. The three services have supposedly violated Law No. 13/2003, Law No. 22/2009, PP No. 83/2012, Permenkominfo No. 21/2013, and PP No. 74/2014. In a...

Drugs Promotion

Jun 11, 2015 | Law

In Indonesia, a great many physicians still write their prescription by hand. It’s long been the subject of jokes. Aside from looking like Babylonian cuneiform, the are those who believe that these handwritten prescriptions hold another problems, ethical ones....

Peace for Nyonya Meneer

Jun 10, 2015 | Law

The Semarang Commercial Court have finally decided to ratify the peace agreement between PT Nyonya Meneer and its 36 creditors on Monday, June 8, 2015. By doing so, the process of homologation ended Nyonya Meneer’s Suspension of Debts Payment (PKPU) trial. The...

The Problem with Debt Collections

Jun 10, 2015 | Law

Standard Chartered Indonesia (SCI) was given it first anmaning (warning) by the South Jakarta District Court (PN Jaksel) on June 3, 2015. SCI was ordered to immediately compensate Victoria Silvia Beltiny in the amount of Rp1 billion, as per the decision of the Supreme...

On the Sentul City Bribe Case: Verdict for Swie Teng

Jun 9, 2015 | Law

On Monday, June 8, 2015 Judges of the Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced the President Director of Sentul City Kwee Cahyadi Kumala a.k.a Swie Teng to five years in prison with a fine of Rp300 million subsidiary 3 months prison tim. The sentence is lighter than the...

KPK vs Hadi Poernomo Continues

Jun 9, 2015 | Law

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) decided to appeal against the court decision on the pre-trial of the former Director General of Taxation Hadi Poernomo. Acting Chief of KPK, Indriyanto Seno Adji argued that the appeal is the proper step to question the...

Legislative Journal: the Bill on Criminal Code

Jun 8, 2015 | Law

The Ministry of Law and Human Rights submitted the latest version of the Bill on the Criminal Code (RKUHP) to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on May 30, 2015. The President eventually signed and issued the Presidential Letter (Surpres) on the...