The investigation team of the Solicitor General for Specific Crimes at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has rcently escalated the status of the investigation into alleged corruption in the Trade-Based Export Credit Scheme (SKEPB) for flower crab (rajungan) and beef at State-owned PT Surveyor Indonesia (Persero) to the inquisition stage. The AGO has not clearly explained the violations committed in the case, but traces of problem have been submitted by the State Audit and Development Agency (BPKP) two years ago, there are also traces of disputes between Surveyor Indonesia and several private companies regarding the SKEPB for beef.

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) previously announced four suspects as a result of their investigation into allegation of irregularities in the provision of salt import quota since 2016. This week, the AGO announced a new suspect, who as expected was a...

The trial on the case of alleged corruption in the Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI/Eximbank) continues far from media coverage. Despite the enormous estimated value of the State loss, the examination of the defendants went without many surprises. The latest...

Earlier this year, the Satgas BLBI (Satuan Tugas Penanganan Hak Tagih Negara Dana Bantuan Likuiditas Bank Indonesia), a task force under Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati's supervision to recover funds related to the 1997-1998 financial crisis, confiscated...

Satuan Tugas Penanganan Hak Tagih Negara Dana Bantuan Likuiditas Bank Indonesia ( Satgas BLBI), a task force under Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati’s supervision to recover funds from some businessmen related to 1997-1998 financial crisis, has summoned owners/management of some companies, including two banks registered in Singapore.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) previously announced that it is investigating alleged irregularities in the provision of salt import quota since 2016 and will soon announce the progress in this case. This announcement is interesting because allegations of corruption in relation to salt industry have been around for a long time but there have been no meaningful results. The only actual decision was made by Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) after investigating the cartel-like practice in the salt industry. However, this time the AGO wasn’t plating around. On Nov. 2, 2022, the AGO announced four suspects in the case, three of whom are officials of the Ministry of Industry. 

Several months ago, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that they are investigating a case of alleged corruption related to BAKTI project, an institution under the Ministry of Communication and Informatics. The AGO said they will conducted a case reconstruction several weeks ago. This week, the AGO finally announce the case, which allegedly caused trillions of State losses. 

Nearly three years ago, problems within Koperasi Simpan Pinjam (Kospin) Indosurya Cipta were exposed. Initially, the Kospin was able to resolve their debt dispute with peace agreement, but police investigation found that the executives committed crimes in running the business, three suspects were announced. Far from media coverage, two months ago the peace agreement was annulled by the court, the Kospin was officially bankrupt. Meanwhile, dockets of the suspects in criminal case had been completed.and the trial of Henry Surya started last month. Our question remains the same, with the ongoing trial on allegation of money laundering, will the clients’ money be returned?

In 2019, PT Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat Tbk (MIKA) was involved in two corporate actions. First, Mitra Keluarga acquired shares owned by PT Bina Husada Gemilang (PT BHG). Second, through PT Rumah Kasih Indonesia (PT RKI), Mitra Keluarga also acquired a majority shares in PT Bakti Gemilang Anak Sejahtera (PT BGAS). The two large corporate actions should have been reported directly to the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU), but the notification in question were only given two years later, in 2021. Last week, KPPU decided that Mitra Keluarga and PT RKI violated the provisions of the Law and were sentenced to pay fine of Rp1 billion each.

Trial of the President Director of PT Diratama Jaya Mandiri, Irfan Kurnia Saleh, who was named a graft suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in a supposedly problematic procurement of AgustaWestland helicopter continues. In the latest hearing, an active military officer attended as one of the witnesses and conveyed how it is usual to provide a command fund (dana komando).