Two months ago, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced that it was carrying out an inquisition on suspicion of bribery against the Directorate General of Taxation officials. Two officials had allegedly been named suspects, and six banned from traveling abroad. In the same month, three companies were mentioned in connection to the case. A drama ensured. The KPK failed to conduct a raid in several places in Kalimantan as information on the operation was leaked. In a press conference held on May 4, 2021, the KPK finally announced the investigation into the case and named six suspects.

The land dispute case in East Jakarta, which was later dubbed as the land mafia case, remains convoluted even after the trials in the district court have ended. The alleged key perpetrator in the case, one Benny Simon Tabalujan, is still on the run. The prosecutors office commenced a new investigation on allegations of corruption, while the court examined the other two defendants. Recently we learned that the Supreme Court had ruled in favor of the prosecutors. 

The trials on the lawsuits for Suspension of Debt Payment (PKPU) against the textile giant PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk (SRIL or Sritex) continues. There are allegations that the plaintiff in the lawsuit filed at the Commercial Court of the Semarang District Court is affiliated with Sritex. Sritex denied the rumor. 

A decade ago, PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTM) through its subsidiary PT Indonesia Coal Resources (PT ICR)–which is engaged in coal mining trade, transportation and services–acquired the Sarolangun coal mine in Jambi owned by PT Citra Tobindo Sukses Perkasa (PT CTSP). Nine years later, in January 2019, far from media coverage, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) named six suspects of corruption related to the mining purchase transaction. Towards the end of last week, the AGO promised clarity.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has imposed a severe disciplinary sanction on the Secretary of the Solicitor General for Civil and State Administration Chaerul Amin. Chaerul was removed from his position because he was proven guilty of abusing his authority by extorting the parent of a defendant. The notorious legal counsel Alvin Lim outlined Chaerul’s deed.

The trial of the suspects in the graft case involving PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk (BBTN) continues. In the latest hearing, a witness explained how the scheme involving the five defendants began.  As previously reported, the case was uncovered by the Attorney...

Two years ago the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested several individuals along with the then regent of Talaud Islands in North Sulawesi. All parties were found guilty of corruption. The disgraced Regent Sri Wahyumi Maria Manalip was punished to four years and six months in prison. Sri decided to go for a Reconsideration. To everyone’s surprise, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of her, and reduced her sentence to only two years in prison. Sri Wahyumi was released on April 28, 2021, only to be arrested again by the KPK on April 29, 2021. The KPK officially named Sri Wahyumi a suspect in a new corruption case.

Indriyanto Seno Adji officially became a member of the Supervisory Board at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on April 28, 2021. Indriyanto’s presence was welcomed by many. They hope that he will be able to fill the vacant position after the former Justice Artidjo Alkostar passed away. Indriyanto’s track record, however, is very much different from that of Artidjo. So many doubt that he’d be able to do well.

At the end of March 2021, two plantation companies filed a lawsuit at the Jayapura State Administrative Court (PTUN Jayapura) against the Regent of Boven Digoel. The Court’s directory did not have information on the lawsuit. What we know is that it stems from a very complex plantation dispute involving more than two companies. In the development of the examination at the PTUN Jayapura, the Yayasan Pusaka–an organization that voiced concern over environmental issues chose to be an amicus curiae, a friend of the court.

It has been a while since the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced the investigation and inquisition into the allegations of corruption involving PT Asuransi Sosial Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia (familiarly known as PT ASABRI). Since then, the AGO has continued examining suspects and witnesses. It has also been aggressively confiscating the suspects’ assets. One Company whose operation was affected by the confiscation submitted an objection to the AGO. The Company is represented by Hariz Azhar, a human rights defender, as their legal counsel.