On the Cooking Oil Scandal : Anticipating the Upcoming Trials (2)
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...
On the Cooking Oil Scandal : Anticipating the Upcoming Trials (1)
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced at a press conference held several months ago that they are investigating allegation of corruption which caused the shortage of cooking oil and resulted in the unreasonable price increase. Soon, the AGO named suspects,...
The Rantau Utama Bhakti Case
Last week, the Directorate of Economic and Specific Crimes at the National Police's Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim POLRI) named three executives from PT Rantau Utama Bhakti Sumatera (PT RUBS) as suspects in a case of alleged embezzlement of company shares....
Chasing Surya Darmadi
Continuous pressure from the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) continuous pressure on businessman Surya Darmadi, owner of Duta Palma Group, worked well. Surya finally returned to Indonesia in the late afternoon on Aug. 15, 2022 after being on the wanted list for nearly...
Corruption Journal
In the midst of all the criminal cases that occurred lately, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Attorney General's Office (AGO) continued to investigate corruption cases. The KPK carried out their latest sting operation and continued to investigate...
Reports against Haji Isam’s MSAM
This case is one of the most interesting cases in modern Indonesia, involving people with high-profile connections in the military, police, and the government at both national and regional level. Four years ago it was mentioned in the midst of the dispute related to the Sebuku Group, recently, the case was reported to the POLRI by former Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights, Denny Indrayana, who has become a lawyer.
Latest on the Budget Mafia Case
It has been over four years since the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed a grand criminal scheme, which was later dubbed the Budget Mafia case. The case started with a simple arrest of Amin Santono, a former Democratic Party politician. It has now brought down dozens of parties, including too many regional leaders. Earlier this year, KPK made a long overdue announcement and named two new suspects, namely the former Regent of Tabanan, Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti (PDIP), and Rifa Surya. Eka listened to the prosecutors demands towards the end of last week, just five months after being named suspect. While Rifa was finally detained the day after.
Tan Heng Lok v. Perdana Karya Perkasa
Last month we reported on the dispute between Tan Heng Lok and PT Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) (PT INTI), both are shareholders of textile producer PT Sejahtera Bintang Abadi Textile Tbk (SBAT). Court examination on the latest lawsuit just started on Aug. 10, 2022, but Tan Heng Lok already filed a different lawsuit against different parties including PT Perdana Karya Perkasa Tbk (PKPK).
Asmin Koalindo Tuhup v. Government, Again
It has been five years since the Government of Indonesia terminated its coal mining concession agreement (PKP2B) with PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (PT AKT), a subsidiary of PT Borneo Lumbung Energi & Metal Tbk (BORN, now delisted) belonging to Samin Tan. Samin Tan goes...
Latest Graft Case involving Tax Officials
The Directorate General of Taxation at the Ministry of Finance once again had to bear the shame after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a corruption scheme related to the payment of tax restitution for the Solo-Kertosono Toll Road construction project. The KPK has named three suspects in this case including tax official in East Java.