In Nov. 2019, Indonesian Customs officials uncovered a smuggling scandal involving executives of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (GIAA). Four directors, including then-President Director Ari Askhara, were dismissed following the incident. The Directorate General of Taxation of the Ministry of Finance promised that the investigation into the violation would be finished in less than a week. That was over a year ago. Finally, the trial of Ari Askhara started this week. 

PT Kasih Industri Indonesia (PT KII) began the year 2021 with the lawsuit on Suspension of Debt Payment (PKPU) filed by PT Humpuss Trading, a company controlled by Tommy Soeharto. The South Jakarta District Court rejected the lawsuit in the second week of February 2021. But soon after that, another company in the same group with PT Humpuss Patragas filed a similar PKPU lawsuit. Kasih group and its owner Eka Wahyu Kasih are tangled in a corruption case.

Over four years have passed since the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a corruption scheme in the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla). Unlike with other cases, the KPK continued investigating the Bakamla graft case though the trials were over. It...

Recently, Panels of Judges have been handing down decisions with more than what was asked for. Such decisions are called Ultra Petita decisions. In some cases, Panels of Judges even decided something other than what was demanded in the indictment. Do judges have such...

PT Sentul City Tbk (BKSL) faced yet another lawsuit on Suspension of Debt Payment (PKPU) last month. Since 2016, the Commercial Court of the Central Jakarta District Court has registered three lawsuits seeking the Company's bankruptcy and four PKPU lawsuits. The...

The Indonesian Government will inject more capital (PMN) to nine State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) in 2021. Many question the decision. It's a fact that many BUMN are involved in graft cases. It would make sense if people were to doubt state-companies' prudence. The...

Trials of those who supposedly helped Joko Soegiarto Tjandra will be over soon. The Panel of Judges recently declared Prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari guilty of evil conspiracy, money laundering, and bribery. On the same day, the prosecutors read their demands for the disgraced police general Prasetijo Utomo. Separately, Prasetijo’s colleague Napoleon Bonaparte insisted that he’s not guilty and instead blamed his subordinates. Many questions remain unanswered. 

The prohibition of monopolistic practices and unfair business competition is rarely discussed in the context of the Omnibus Law. The regulation regarding said topics had undergone several significant changes. On Feb. 2, 2021, the Supreme Court issued a Circular (SEMA) to explain the changes in the judicial institution.