Over two years ago, we reported on a lawsuit registered to the Commercial Court at the Central Jakarta District Court against PT Kagum Karya Husada and its founder one Henry Husada (Kagum Group). The one filing the lawsuit is PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Agroniaga Tbk (AGRO), seeking Kagum Group to restructure its debts. AGRO kept trying to force the Group to restructure its debt (PKPU) through several similar lawsuits until its lawsuit was finally accepted in mid-2020. Towards the end of 2020, the Group and its founder were declared bankrupt. But the Group refused to give up. It filed a lawsuit against the team of curators in the bankruptcy process and asked the court to overturn the bankruptcy decision on the Company.

The devastating 2015 forest fires led to scores of prosecutions against individuals and corporations. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry won another of its lawsuits after the Supreme Court overturned the decision made by the Pangkalan Bun District Court, but the joy did not last. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Pangkalan Bun District Court.  

The investigation and inquisition into the case of corruption in the construction of the Sriwijaya Mosque which ensnared the former Governor of South Sumatera Alex Noerdin continues. So far the case has implicated 13 people. This week, the Prosecutors read their demands for the latest batch of defendants. Separately, the lawsuit filed by plantation companies whose operating licenses were revoked by the Sorong regency government was eventually dismissed by the court after several months of examination. 

Last week, the Supreme Court issued a Circular (SEMA) No. 4/2021 on the implementation of several provisions in the handling of tax crimes. The SEMA was created to ensure the accuracy, certainty and unity of the application of the law in the administration and judicial process of crimes in the taxation sector. 

Two months after he was named a suspect in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) case brokering scandal, the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Azis Syamsuddin (Golkar) faced his trial this week. The Prosecutors read their indictment and revealed how Azis had asked for assistance to avoid an investigation. In a separate trial, the prosecutors read their demands for two defendants (the brokers).

The trial of the suspects involved in the PT Asuransi Sosial Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia (PT ASABRI) corruption scandal will be over soon. Prosecutors from the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has demanded the death penalty for Heru Hidayat. But have the Prosecutors really thought through these demands, or are they just attempting to attract public sympathy?

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 they had developed the investigation and named seven suspects in the new case, namely allegation of obstruction of justice. This week, the AGO named an advocate as new suspect with the same allegation. A new problem arose and the debate over the immunity of advocates was brought up again.

The Home Internet Giga Fiber (GIG) service, which is the embodiment of the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service made by PT Indosat Mega Media (IM2), was officially discontinued two weeks ago. This decision coincided with the commencement of the execution of a court decision that was legally binding on the corruption case that ensnared the former President Director of IM2 Indar Atmanto. As of this week, the execution process is still ongoing.

Four years ago, Wilmar International Ltd officially acquired 51 percent of PT Lumbung Padi Indonesia (PT LPI) shares from Farma International Pte Ltd through its subsidiary PT Sentratama Niaga Indonesia (PT SNI). Since then, legal problems have not stopped troubling...

The Governor of South Sulawesi Nurdin Abdullah and his accomplice were found guilty of graft in separate hearings held this week. The disgraced governor of South Sulawesi was once praised for his anti-corruption image and intellect. Nurdin even received the Bung Hatta...