The former Registrar of North Jakarta District Court Rohadi, who was found guilty of accepting bribes in 2016, was found guilty once more on several charges including money laundering. Some information in the indictment should form the basis of further development of investigation. Will the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) expand its investigation or will this case end with Rohadi alone?

It has been nearly a year since the Government regulated tax treatment for trading activities through the electronic system (PMSE), one of which is related to the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT/PPN) on intangible taxable goods and taxable services from abroad through PMSE. The decision, which was initially opposed by many parties, including consumers and other countries, has now produced very good results.

One of the critical agendas in the plan to amend Law No. 6/1983 concerning General Provisions and Tax Procedures is expanding the object of excise. This plan has been put forward several times over the past few years, but it has always failed.

Within less than two months, the trial of the alleged briber in the case of corruption that brought down the Governor of South Sulawesi will be over soon. The prosecutors have read their demands. Separately, the Panel of Appeal overseeing the case of corruption involving the former Secretary of the Supreme Court Nurhadi has decided to strengthen the decision of the corruption court. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) decided to file for cassation in response.

In the middle of the proceedings of the corruption case that brought down former Minister of Social Affairs Juliari Peter Batubara (PDIP), one of the witnesses filed a report to the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) against two investigators. The investigators were accused of excessive action, which cost the witness his job. After several months of examination, the two investigators were found guilty. 

The latest scandal in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has entered a new chapter. The investigator who supposedly acted as a case broker was dishonorably discharged. This week, the trial of the disgraced Mayor of Tanjungbalai (who used the service of the case broker) started. 

The Government has been aggressively pursuing the perpetrators of forest fires, particularly corporations. The Government won many cases, but the victories have not ended the problem. We look into the dispute against PT Kalista Alam in Aceh to illustrate the trouble caused by obscure court decisions. 

At the end of last week, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) announced the results of its assessment of the corporate actions taken by Honda Motor Co Ltd on three Japan-based companies. Honda was cleared, with no violation in the process. The KPPU continues to fulfill its duties amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The number of corporate actions notified during the pandemic has increased considerably when compared to the previous year.

In the past month the Corruption Court of the Kupang District Court has taken turns reading its verdict to the defendants in the case of corruption in West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). There are eight convicts in this case. This week, the Panel of Judges of the same court acquitted two defendants, both of whom are foreign nationals. Separately, in Jakarta, Joko Tjandra has received the Supreme Court’s ruling of his cassation plea.