SKK Migas Case: Trial of Sri Utami
Nearly four years ago the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named Sri Utami, officer at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, a suspect of corruption in a case implicating the former Minister of Energy, Jero Wacik, and the former Secretary General of the Ministry, Waryono Karno. The two men were convicted over seven years ago, but the trial of Sri Utami has just started.
The Employment Guarantee Controversies
On Feb. 2, 2022, the Minister of Manpower, Ida Fauziyah, established a regulation regarding the procedures and requirements for payment of the Old Age Security (JHT) benefits. Within a few days of its promulgation, the regulation caused a commotion. The new ministerial regulation (Permenaker) limits JHT withdrawals to only when the age of the participants of the Social Security Administration Agency (BPJS) for Manpower (BPJS TK) has reached 56 years or according to the retirement period. Rallies were carried out by labor unions in various regions protesting this one provision. The current commotion is the result of a prolonged absence of legal certainty.
Toshida Corruption Case: Disappointing Results
The investigation into the case of corruption involving PT Toshida Indonesia, a mining company located in Southeast Sulawesi, ended with disappointing results. After over a year filled with drama, the Panel of Judges of the Corruption Court at the Kendari District Court decided to acquit three defendants, stating that the indictment cannot prove their wrongdoings. The Government, however, officially revoked the company’s license last month.
Azis Syamsuddin is Guilty
The disgraced Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Azis Syamsuddin (Golkar) was named a suspect for his alleged involvement in the case brokering scandal in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Six months after the case was uncovered, Azis was found guilty.
PKPU for Tridomain
Producer of industrial chemical raw material PT Tridomain Performance Materials Tbk (TDPM) had a challenging year and finally faced a default on MTN with a principal value of more than Rp400 billion. In the past two years, the company has faced four lawsuits for Suspension of Debt Payment Obligations (PKPU), and the Commercial Court granted the last lawsuit at the Central Jakarta District Court. Tridomain started drafting a peace proposal for its creditors in December 2021. However, it seems that there is no significant development. Recently, several creditors have even voiced plans to report a criminal action.
The Trans Retail PKPU and Chairul Tanjung’s Luck
PT Trans Retail Indonesia (the manager of Transmart Carrefour), part of CT Corp., is facing a lawsuit at the Commercial Court of the Central Jakarta District Court. The Lawsuit sought for the company to restructure its debt.
PGAS Solution v. TOPS
PT PGAS Solution, a subsidiary of PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk (PGAS), recently filed a tort lawsuit against PT Totalindo Eka Persada Tbk (TOPS), the developer of Mal Taman Anggrek. In the lawsuit, PGAS Solution demanded compensation amounting to over Rp19 billion. What is going on?
Sinar Kalbar v. Minister of Environment and Forestry
Several national media outlets recently reported on a lawsuit filed by PT Sinar Kalbar Raya (PT SKR) against the decision of the Minister of Environment and Forestry to reportedly reduce the concession area of PT SKR by almost 7,000 hectares. The lawsuit was filed in October 2021 but has gone unnoticed because few people know about the Company. It is interesting to see who is behind the Company.
On Corruption in LPEI: Money Laundering and Lawsuit
The investigation into the case of corruption related to the Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI/Eximbank) continues. Earlier in November 2021, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that it had developed the investigation and named seven suspects of obstruction of justice. Soon after, the AGO named an advocate as a new suspect with the same allegation. Entering 2022, the AGO announced five suspects in the predicate crime. Less than two months later, the AGO named two suspects of money laundering. Apart from the investigation and inquisition, we recently learned that several parties allegedly involved in the case had been suing LPEI since 2020. The latest lawsuit was registered in October 2021 and the proceeding is ongoing.
Embezzlement in AJB Bumiputera
The troubled Asuransi Jiwa Bersama (AJB) Bumiputera 1912 has not yet overcome its financial health problems. But we know this bad condition begins with the firm’s poor quality of human resources. Last year, the South Jakarta District Court convicted former officials of AJB Bumiputera for embezzlement they committed in 2013. Along with them, several other parties were also sentenced. There are two different cases examined and involving the same people, but the cases did not get attention from the media. Recently, on appeal, the sentence for one of the convicts was aggravated.