Cases Against Dahlan Iskan
We initially thought that Dahlan Iskan, former minister of state-owned enterprises, would be named suspect in the case being investigated by the national police over misappropriation of CSR funds at some state companies. Turned out that Jakarta Prosecutors’...The Maritime Security Agency
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo began his reign by concentrating on the improvement of maritime issues. Not long after the President took office, the House of Representatives (DPR) passed the bill on Marine Affairs proposed by the Regional Representatives...The SKK Migas Bribery Scandal Getting Closer to Ibas?
On Thursday Jun. 5, Sutan Bhatoegana Siregar, one of the key leaders from SBY’s Democratic Party, at his trial mentioned the name of SBY’s youngest son, Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono a.k.a. Ibas. In the same trial, graft convict and former SKK Migas Chief, Rudi Rubiandini,...The POLRI in Action
The National Police (POLRI) has been very aggressive in investigating corruption cases in the past few weeks. It’s one of the positive sides of Jokowi-Kalla administration. It’s a welcome progress after the exhausting, four-month drama between POLRI and...The New Regulation on Land Acquisition
In March, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo issued the Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 30/2015 regarding Land Procurement for the Development of Public Interest to revise Perpes No. 71/2012. This regulation was made in accordance with the mandate of...Corruption in Bappebti
The money laundering case implicating the former Head of the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti), Syahrul Raja Sempurnajaya, has entered a new phase. On June 3, 2015 two former officials of PT Bursa Berjangka Jakarta (BBJ) were indicted to five...A Presidential Instruction to Protect Officials from Criminalization
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reportedly is preparing the substance of a Presidential Instruction (Inpres) that would protect state officials working in the fields of infrastructure from being criminalized. The Deputy of Infrastructures at the Ministry of...Getting Ready for the Haswandi Effect
Judge Haswandi’s decision to accept the pre-trial of Hadi Poernomo, a graft suspect under the investigation of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), is causing a new problem. In his ruling, Judge Haswandi stated that the KPK had violated procedures in the...