Questioning the Parole of Graft Convicts
This week, the public was outraged by news of parole being awarded to 23 graft convicts, including for several notorious names. The anger is understandable, although we are not surprised because this situation always happens. We agree that the broken system needs to...
Latest on Corruption in Bogor Regency
In a series of sting operations conducted from April 26 to April 27, 2022, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detained 12 people, including the Regent of Bogor, Ade Munawaroh Yasin (PPP). KPK named eight bribery suspects in the case including four auditors...
Revisiting Legal Issues surrounding Aneka Tambang
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk (ANTM) is still facing many legal problems. In addition to business disputes with its partners, the company is also facing investigation on case of alleged corruption. In the latest financial report published during the weekend, the company briefly explains the status of each business dispute.
Revisiting Asuransi Jiwa Bumi Asih Jaya
It has been nine years since the Financial Services Authority (OJK) revoked the business license of life insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwa Bumi Asih Jaya (AJBAJ) and around seven years since the company was declared bankrupt. AJBAJ continue fighting against the OJK but the last time we paid attention to the dispute was in 2018, we thought everything had been taken care of. We’re wrong. We recently learned that the bankruptcy process is not over yet even after all these years. What’s wrong?
On the Cooking Oil Scandal : The Trial (2)
The enraging festive between irresponsible State apparatus and business actors in this scandal makes us wonder, what exactly happen? Along the chronology of events mentioned in the previouos article, how important Li Chen Wei is? What should we expect in the next hearings?
On the Cooking Oil Scandal : The Trial (1)
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) moves very fast in uncovering the corruption allegation which supposedly caused the cooking oil shortage in the country. The dockets of all suspects had been expedited to the stage of prosecution just three months after inquisition and suspects announcement. This week, trial of the defendants started.
Chasing Surya Darmadi : Confiscation of Assets 2
Since businessman Surya Darmadi, owner of Duta Palma Group, returned to Indonesia in the late afternoon on Aug. 15, 2022 and surrender himself after being on the wanted list for nearly three years, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) continue working to recover State...
Disputes on PLTSa Tangerang
In 2019, the Tangerang City Government held a tender for the construction of a Waste Power Plant (PLTSa) and chose PT Oligo Infrastruktur Indonesia (PT OII) as the winner. The construction will be proceed by PT Oligo Infra Swarna Nusantara (OISN). The parties initialy...
Lawsuit against Suganda Setiadi Kurnia
Towards the end of last week, an interesting lawsuit was filed by PT Bank Mayapada Internasional Tbk against several companies as well as one Suganda Setiadikurnia (or Setiadi Kurnia). No information has been provided by the court, but since the beginning of the year...
Latest on the Battle against Perpetrators of Forest Fires
Three years ago, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry sue PT Rambang Agro Jaya (PT RAJ) to force the company into taking responsibility for forest fires that occurred on 500 hectares of company's concession in Ogan Komering Ilir, South Sumatera. The Panel of...