On Corruption in Cimahi: The Trial
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. The operation made news because Ajay is the third Mayor of Cimahi since the municipality was established in 2001, and he is also the third mayor ensnared in a case of corruption. On April 14, 2021, Ajay’s trial started. Apparently, he’s the one who asked for the grafts.
Mitora v. the Cendana Siblings
In the first week of March 2021, a Singapore-based consultancy firm Mitora Pte Ltd filed a lawsuit against the children of the late President Soeharto. The first hearing of the trial was held on April 5, 2021, but an issue with the defendants’ address got the hearing postponed. The trial resumed on April 13, 2021 but it was again postponed for the same reason. The next hearing is in May 2021.
On North Sumatera DPRD Graft Case : The End?
In April 2018, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named 38 former members of the North Sumatera Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) as suspects of graft. The development came as a result of investigation into the case of corruption that brought down the disgraced Governor of North Sumatera Gatot Pujo Nugroho. The KPK had previously named 12 politicians suspects in the same case over the span of 2015 and 2016. The trials of the suspects ended in August 2019, but the KPK continued its investigation. Entering 2020, the KPK announced that it had named 14 new suspects in the case. All of whom are former members of the DPRD. The trials of all remaining suspects started in the same year. The trial ended this week as the court read the decisions for all the remaining suspects.
Lawsuits against Bukalapak
One of the largest e-commerce companies in Indonesia, PT Bukalapak.com, was sued at the South Jakarta District Court. The trial started this week. The cause of the dispute between the parties is not yet clear. Apart from this lawsuit, Bukalapak has another lawsuit on trial in the same court.
An Update on the Water Supply Bribery Case
Nearly three years ago the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a vast corruption scheme involving civil servants under the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing. The scheme is related to the construction of dozens of Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) projects across Indonesia. The alleged perpetrator of the highest profile position is the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) member Rizal Djalil, who was also a senior politician from the National Mandate Party (PAN). The businessman who bribed Rizal Djalil has been found guilty. In the latest hearing the prosecutors read their demands for Rizal.
On Corruption in Waskita Karya: Demands
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced the investigation and inquisition into the case of corruption in PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk (WSKT) by naming two suspects, but the investigation process made little progress. When the new leaders of the KPK led by Firli Bahuri started working, the leadership’s focus shifted to solving pending cases, including the Waskita Karya case. In mid-2020, the KPK announced three new suspects, and by Dec. 10, 2020, the trial began. On April 12, 2021, the prosecutors read their demands.
The Management of State Properties: Taman Mini Indonesia Indah
Since last year, we have been following the management of State properties by the State Secretary Ministry (Setneg) in coordination with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). In the second week of Dec. 2020, the KPK announced the results. Recently, with President Regulation (Perpres) No. 19/2021, the Government officially took over Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII).
Lucas the Almighty
Five years ago, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a bribery scheme that led to a bigger case of corruption implicating Lippo Group. The KPK later attempted to snare Eddy Sindoro, a Lippo Group loyalist, to no avail. He left the country even before the KPK named him a suspect. In 2018, Eddy turned himself in. The public learned that he had escaped with the help of several people, including the notorious advocate Lucas, who was named a suspect for obstruction of justice soon after. Eddy and Lucas were both found guilty of different charges, but Lucas insisted on innocence. He managed to get an advantage in every legal remedy he took. Eventually, the Supreme Court accepted his reconsideration (PK) plea and acquitted him of all charges.
Legal Issues Surrounding OUE Lippo Healthcare
OUE Lippo Healthcare Limited (OUELH, formerly known as International Healthway Corp Ltd), a unit of Indonesian conglomeration firm Lippo Group and China Merchants Group (CMG), is facing legal issues in two countries. In Singapore, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal submitted by several parties. In China, a subsidiary of the Company filed a lawsuit before the Court of Pudong District. There is also the prolonged dispute against a non-controlling shareholder of certain subsidiaries of the Group.
On Edhy Prabowo Graft Case: Demands for the Briber
The businessman who bribed the former Minister of Marine and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo listened to the prosecutors demands during the latest hearing held on April 7, 2021. The case is related to the process of exporting Clear Lobster Seed (BBL). But unlike the grand...