The Commercial Court of the Central Jakarta District Court started 2021 with a myriad of lawsuits related to debt disputes, including the lawsuit on Suspension of Debt Payment (PKPU) filed against PT Sentul City Tbk (BKSL). This lawsuit is the eighth PKPU/bankruptcy lawsuit filed against the company within just a few years. The company has managed to avoid bankruptcy once again. In a separate court, the Jakarta provincial government won the dispute on the implementation of reclamation in Jakarta Bay by PT Jaladri Kartika Pakci. This verdict raises more questions on the continuation of the project.

On March 8, 2021, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confirmed the news that it was investigating corruption related to land acquisition in East Jakarta. It had found two sufficient preliminary pieces of evidence, and so began the inquisition. Simultaneously, the KPK also announced that it was carrying out an inquisition on suspicion of bribery against the Directorate General of Taxation officials. Two officials were reportedly named suspects, and a total of six people have been banned from traveling abroad. We recently learned more details on the allegations.

The Law on Information and Electronic Transactions (known as the UU ITE) has long been a scourge for many. The Law is often misused. The talks on a revision of the Law continues. Meanwhile, we know that UU ITE’s revision will not make much difference if the primary penal code remains problematic. Recently, the House of Representatives conveys their willingness to continue discussing the controversial articles in the Bill on the Criminal Code (RKUHP).

On March 8, 2021, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confirmed the news that it was corruption related to land acquisition in East Jakarta. Surprisingly, the KPK stated that it had found two sufficient preliminary pieces of evidence, and now the KPK has conducted an inquisition. This means the KPK has named a suspect in this case. 

Last week was filled with a lot of speculation due to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announcement that it was carrying out an inquisition on suspicion of bribery against the Directorate General of Taxation officials. Two officials reportedly have been named suspects, and six people have been banned from traveling abroad, some of whom are tax consultants. Towards the weekend, names of three companies appeared as companies suspected of being implicated in this case, thanks to the report from Tempo Magazine. One of the companies in question has a red thread with the two articles we published earlier.

PT Saranagraha Adisentosa (PT SAS), which runs the Matoa Golf Course & Country Club in Ciganjur, South Jakarta, had filed a lawsuit against the Indonesian Air Force Main Cooperative Union (INKOPAU) to the South Jakarta District Court. At the heart of the dispute is a land management contract. What happened?

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named six suspects in the bribery cases implicating three companies: PT Bank Panin Tbk (PNBN), PT Gunung Madu Plantation (GMP), and PT Jhonlin Baratama—-contractor of coal miner PT Arutmin Indonesia, subsidiary of Bumi Resources (BUMI). The three companies are among bribery cases in the examination of tax underpayment at 165 companies. 

The investigation into the case of corruption in the procurement of medical equipment for the Tropical Infectious Hospital at the University of Airlangga has been going on for too long. Suspects were named in 2015, but we did not hear any progress for a long time until recently. On March 4, 2021, after five years of inquisition, one of the suspects’ trials started.