Category: Law

The State Prosecutors are investigating a number of corruption cases that have brought down several bureaucrats at the Government of the Capital City of Jakarta and others affiliated with the city administration. The most recent development being the announcement of former head of Jakarta’s Head of Public Works Ery Basworo as a corruption suspect in garbage filtration project implemented between the period of 2012-2013.

The trial for the sexual abuse case of a 5 year-old Jakarta International School kindergarten student started on August 26 at the South Jakarta District Court. The five suspects tried are the school’s outsourced janitors from PT Integrated Service Solution (ISS), namely, Afrischa Ayani, Zainal Abidin; Virgiawan Amin Bin Suparman; Syahrial and also Agun Iskandar. The five suspects are assisted by a team of lawyers that include Saut Irianto Rajaguguk of Saut Raj & Partners Law firm and also Patra M Zen, the former chairman of the Indonesian Legal Foundation (YLBHI), who was once the lawyer of Hartati Murdaya Poo.

A few hours ago, the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) held a press conference and made the announcement that, as per their letter of investigation dated Sep. 2, 2014, a man with the initial JW was officially named suspect in a graft case at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. The initial is reportedly that of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik.

Dito Ganinduto, lawmaker from Golkar Party, said early this week that the House of Representatives (DPR) will accomplish amendment of Law No 22/2001 about oil and gas before their term ends in the coming months. House Commission VII, overseeing energy and mining affairs, has reportedly completed discussion of the draft.

The House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VI held a jointly held press conference with the Minister of Trade yesterday (Jan. 29) to announce their agreement to pass the trade bill next week on February 6, 2014. The bill will replace the 1934 law on trade (Bedrijfsreglementerings Ordonnatie 1934) and will unite substances previously regulated under separate laws, such as domestic and international trade, small-medium business empowerment, products and services standardization, electronic commerce, and more.

On January 15, 2014, the President signed into law the much anticipated bill on State Civil Aparatus (ASN) passed by the DPR December last year. Law No. 5/2014 outlined the management of civil service, covering aspects such as formation of jobs and assessment of needs; recruitment; ranks and positions; career pattern; promotion; transfers of employees; performance evaluation; wages and allowances; rewards; disciplin; termination of employment; pension and retirement savings; and employee protections. It’s a law that will revamp the Indonesian civil service, and hopefully change the delivery of public service.

Anas Urbaningrum, the ousted Chairman of Democratic Party, gave his testimony on the Hambalang graft case at the Jakarta Corruption Court yesterday (Jan. 21). People were curious with what Anas would share — whether he would spill a lot of incriminating details. Meanwhile, the deputy speaker of the house and a potential candidate for Golkar Party’s chairmanship, Priyo Budi Santoso, has once again been mentioned in the investigation into Koran graft case. Both Priyo and Anas once represent the next generation of leaders emerging from their own respective political party.

Then minister of finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati disclosed four years ago about tax scandal implicating PT Permata Hijau Sawit. The police had imposed red notice against its leader and owner. Sri Mulyani’s successor Agus Martowardojo then asked for ‘political support’ from the House of Representatives (DPR) to investigate the palm oil producer and trader.