The arrest of the Minister of Marine and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for allegedly receiving bribes in the process of exporting Clear Lobster Seed (BBL) made headlines for some time. The trials started soon after, but unlike the grand revelation of the scheme, the proceedings so far goes without much surprise. 

The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) keeps making headlines. Entering 2021, the Commission decided to punish PT Conch South Kalimantan Cement on the predatory pricing case. That was an important decision for some parties. After disclosing their ongoing research on the practice of concurrent positions held by officials of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN), now the KPPU made news again after fining GOJEK Indonesia, who was proven late in notifying their acquisition on loket.com. Before giving a decision for GOJEK, KPPU also made several other decisions related to the same violation.

News about corruption in State-Owned Enterprises seems endless. This time, the spotlight is on PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk (BBTN). A trial of BBTN’s former president director has begun.

After over a year of investigation, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) finally made progress in the case of corruption involving former officials of the State Land Agency (BPN, or the Land Office) in West Kalimantan. This week the KPK named and detained two suspects of money laundering.

Director of PT Multicon Indrajaya Terminal (MIT) Hiendra Soenjoto, who is standing trial for allegedly bribing the former Secretary of the Supreme Court Nurhadi, had heard the prosecutors demands recently after only two months of proceedings far from media coverage. We still hope the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will continue developing the case after Hiendra’s trial is over. Separately, the case of corruption in Jambi is reaching the finish line as the last batch of defendants is facing the court verdicts. 

Erick Thohir, the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN), is under a bright spotlight. The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) expressed concern over the Ministerial regulation that allows the Board of Commissioners and Supervisory Board of a BUMN to hold positions in companies other than BUMN concurrently.

Indonesia's Ministry of Finance continues to work on collecting tax in digital transactions on products and services sold to customers in Indonesia. Recently, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani explained why the Government was pursuing taxation on digital transactions....

The President Director of Sentul City Kwee Cahyadi Kumala, a.k.a. Swie Teng, was found guilty for being involved in the corrupt conversion of forest area implicating the former Regent of Bogor Rachmat Yasin. Rachmat completed his sentence and was released from prison...

The East Jakarta District Court finally held the first hearing of Rizieq Shihab’s trial. The trial of the supreme leader of the disbanded hardline Muslim group FPI had to be suspended several times because the defendant and his supporters showed their antics. The Panel of Judges still asked Rizieq to submit his objection by March 23, 2021.