Compensation for Victims of Wrongful Arrest
Criminal law basically aims to protect the people from crime. Law enforcement should thus make sure that no crime escapes enforcement, especially due to error of investigation or indeed wrongful investigation causing the innocent to suffer. And so it’s unfortunate...
T-Tower BJBR Graft Case & PKS
It appears that the Attorney General Office (AGO) is becoming more aggressive in handling the T-Tower Bank Jabar Banten (BJBR) case. The AGO recently detained one of the two suspects in the case and it is likely that another one will soon be detained. The T-Tower BJBR...Legal Basis for Blocking Websites
The Directorate General for Informatics Applications of the Ministry of Communications and Informatics recently blocked access to 22 websites considered propaganda sites with harmful content. The move was a formal response to the request for blockade filed by...Job Benefits of State Officials
Members of the House of Representatives, Members of the Regional Representatives Council, Judges of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Constitutional Court, Members of the Supreme Audit Agency, and Members of the Judicial Commission all earn the benefit that in the past...AMDAL
The Environmental Impact Assessment document (otherwise known as AMDAL) is the study of a large and significant impact of a business and/or planned activities on the environment. AMDAL is made when a project is expected to affect its surrounding—abiotic, biotic,...PT Semen Indonesia’s Controversial Plant Construction in Rembang, Part II
A hearing for the lawsuit against PT Semen Indonesia’s plant in Rembang, Central Java was held on March 19, 2015. The defendant, PT Semen Indonesia (Previously known as PT Semen Gresik), presented two expert witnesses from the Gadjah Mada University (UGM):...PT Semen Indonesia’s Controversial Plant Construction in Rembang, Part I
The lawsuit against PT. Semen Indonesia’s Environmental Permit for Mining Activity and Cement Plant Construction in Rembang, Central Java continued on April 2, 2015. It was time for the State Administrative Court (PTUN) of Semarang to deliver their conclusion. Judge...