The court examination into the corruption case that brought down former minister of social affairs Juliari Peter Batubara has ended. Two weeks ago, the Panel of Judges read their verdict for Juliari. This week, the last two defendants have been found guilty, but the punishments given are much lighter because both men are Justice Collaborators. 

Apart from the commendable actions of the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) in revealing some of the largest corruption cases, its asset recovery attempts have been challenged. The AGO carried out confiscations without legally binding court decisions. The move has caused much resistance. Several lawsuits have been filed by third parties against the AGO.

After nearly three years of investigation with an escape drama, Samin Tan, owner of PT Borneo Lumbung Energi & Metal Tbk (formerly BORN) who stood trial as a defendant in a case of bribery, has been found not guilty. We question the Corruption Eradication...

The latest case brokering scandal in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) entered a new chapter two months ago as the trial of the disgraced Mayor of Tanjungbalai, M Syahrial (who used the service of the case broker) started. Recently, the KPK announced that it...

The trial of seven defendants in corruption involving PT Asuransi Sosial Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia (Persero) (familiarly known as PT ASABRI) is ongoing. At the same time, the investigation continues. Last month the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) named ten corporate suspects in the case. Last week, the AGO named Teddy Tjokrosaputro, the younger brother of defendant Benny Tjokrosaputro, as the new individual suspect in the case, making him the tenth individual suspect announced so far. At around the same time, the AGO also explained the alleged involvement of several other parties in the scheme, the explanation that we have been expecting for years. 

The latest scandal in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), namely the case brokering scandal, entered a new chapter last month as the trial of the disgraced Mayor of Tanjungbalai (who used the service of the case broker) started. The KPK announced that it was investigating a case of corruption related to the regional career pattern system of Tanjungbalai. The disgraced Mayor allegedly demanded that several officials pay him to earn promotions. One of the bribers is the current regional secretary of Tanjungbalai. 

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has not been able to wrap up all of its cases quickly. The Trans-Seram graft case, which was first uncovered in 2016, is still on-going. Defendant Yudi Widiana Adia (PKS) is now being examined as a suspect on allegations of money laundering. Separately, the last two defendants in a case that was the result of the investigation into the Bakamla graft case were finally found guilty. 

The feud between Bambang Trihatmodjo, son of the late President Soeharto, and the Ministry of Finance continues. Bambang has filed four lawsuits in two different courts. He lost once, but he refuses to give up. This week, Bambang filed the fifth lawsuit, assisted by the same legal counsel. 

Towards the end of 2020, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) held a Sting Operation and arrested dozens of individuals, including the Mayor of Cimahi Ajay Muhammad Priatna (PDIP). Ajay was immediately named a suspect for allegedly accepting Rp1.6 billion in grafts. On April 14, 2021, Ajay’s trial started and the proceedings lasted for four months. This week, Ajay was found guilty but the Panel of Judges only sentenced him to less than a third of the punishment demanded by the prosecutors.

Three years ago the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a Sting Operation in West Bandung. Six were arrested, and three were later named suspects, including then Regent of West Bandung one Abubakar (PDIP). Abubakar was declared guilty. Earlier this year, after months of speculation, on April 1, 2021, the KPK named the Regent of West Bandung Aa Umbara Sutisna (NasDem) a suspect for allegedly receiving bribes in the procurement of disaster emergency response goods or social assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sutisna denied the accusation to this day, stating that the case is politically motivated.