There are several provisions in Permenkominfo 5/2020 that do cause controversy. The first was the provisions in Art. 21 and several following articles. Art. 21 states that PSE Privat are obligated to provide access to Electronic Systems and/or Electronic Data to Law Enforcement Officials in the context of law enforcement in accordance with statutory regulations. 

The legal basis and registration obligations imposed on Private Electronic System Operators (PSE Privat) were drawn up many years ago. The registration process started a year ago, all without much attention. However, a week before the end of the registration period, all of a sudden the PSE registration process was highlighted. The public were enraged especially knowing that PSEs who did not register were threatened with access blocking sanctions, while large PSEs such as Google have not registered themselves. Fear arose about the possible loss of internet access.

Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT), a social organization that collects donations with a religious background, became widely known in 2009. The actions of its volunteers who saved residents on the slopes of Mount Merapi which erupted in 2010 were very heroic and are still etched in our memories, considering we experienced this disaster firsthand. Since then, the name ACT has been closely associated with every natural disaster that occurs. This institution always seems to be at the forefront of providing assistance. However, in early July 2022, Tempo Magazine highlighted the alleged misappropriation of public funds by ACT.

Former Regent of Tanah Bumbu, Mardani Maming,  was made a suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at the end of June 2022. Mardani, who is now the general treasurer of the Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Board (PBNU), quickly got help from this largest Islamic organization. In addition to being accompanied by a team of legal counsel from organizational aid agencies, Mardani was also accompanied by two interesting figures, Bambang Widjojanto and Denny Indrayana, a former commissioner of the KPK and a former deputy minister of Law and Human Rights, respectively. Mardani is challenging the KPK decision to named him a suspect in an ongoing pre-trial lawsuit and refused to be examined. On July 26, 2022, Mardani was officially on the fugitive list. What a mess.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) surprisingly announced that it had investigated allegations of corruption at PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) (PT PLN) related to the procurement and construction of transmission tower involving private sector. The process has been escalated to the inquisition stage. Along with this announcement, the AGO conducted a series of witness examinations and searches at several locations including the PT Bukaka Teknik Utama Tbk (BUKK) office. This announcement reminds us of the ambitious 35,000 MW power project.

PT Angkasa Transportindo Selaras (PT ATS), was a subsidiary of Lion Air Group when we reported that they won the dispute against PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero) (APII) related to the management of Halim Perdanakusuma Airport. The Supreme Court (MA) declined APII’s application for Reconsideration (PK), effectively recognizing ATS as the manager of the airport, but that was back in 2016. It takes a lot more effort to actually execute the verdict that even PT ATS was already acquired by other company in 2020. Last week, the concerned parties reportedly agreed to implement the verdict, now PT ATS has officially become the new airport manager.

PT Pabrik Kertas Indonesia also known as PT Pakerin once lead a promising sector, but after its founder passed away in November 2019, problems began to emerged. Recently we learned that the family feud also continues, the latest lawsuit was filed last week.

PT Lima Satuju Utama (PT LSU) made headlines earlier this year after announcing the purchase of 13.42 percent of shares in PT Inti Komoditi Korpora Tbk (INCF). Not many know the company’s background, although PT LSU admits this corporate action was carried out for profit. So it’s not surprising that in a short time, the company’s shares have changed hands again. However, PT LSU seems to be starting to face problems. Last week, the South Jakarta District Court registered three tort lawsuits filed by PT LSU against three different companies, all related to shares trading transactions.

After months into the shortage of cooking oil in the market, earlier this year the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that they had commenced investigation into allegations of corruption at the root of the problem. By May, the AGO had named several suspects, then the President decided to dismiss the Minister of Trade, M Lutfi, after serving for less than two years. Lutfi was examined by the AGO. In the midst of all that, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU), which has been working in silence all this time, announced that it had escalate the investigation on alleged cartel-like practices in the cooking oil industry into the next phase and officially will examined 27 companies in Assembly hearings.

Earlier this year, we know the Government through the Minister of Investment / Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) decided to revoke hundreds of mining companies’ operating licenses. Among these companies, is PT Warisan Pusaka Bangsa (PT WPB). Last week, the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN Jakarta) registered a lawsuit from PT WBP which challenged the said decision. The name of the company is rarely heard, but it’s leader has begun to attract attention since 2021. Its President Director is Sofia Koswara, a businesswoman who is said to be closely related to the distribution of Ivermectin and the Chief of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) General (retired) Moeldoko.