Shortly after his inauguration, the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE/BUMN) Erick Thohir announced the dismissal of then-President Director of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (GIAA) one I Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra (Ari Askhara). The latter had a disgraceful incident last year. Later on, Minister Erick dismissed other GIAA directors. The incident brought to fore the management of GIAA, which had been under the spotlight for almost three years ever since the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named it’s former President Director one Emirsyah Satar a graft suspect. But GIAA is not the only BUMN plagued with corruption. 

Back in April 2018, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named 38 former members of the North Sumatera Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) as suspects as a result of development 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 as suspects in the same case during the span of 2015 to 2016. The trials of the suspects ended in August 2019, but the KPK did not stop the investigation. Earlier this year, nearly two years after the last announcement, the KPK announced that it had named 14 new suspects in the case, all are former members of the DPRD. Recently, the trials of all remaining suspects started, but unlike the earlier batch of suspects, now the case is examined by the Corruption Court at the Medan District Court. 

Only one month after his return to Indonesia, the leader of Islam Defender’s Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab was named a suspect for violating health protocols along with five other people. The other suspects are responsible for organizing the wedding of Rizieq’s daughter, which is accompanied by the commemoration of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday.

The disputes related to the Jakarta Bay reclamation project, which has been ongoing since 2015, may soon reach the finish line. The Governor of Jakarta decided to stop the controversial project, exempting several developers, in 2018. Several months after the decision was made, several developers decided to fight back. Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of one of the developers, namely PT Muara Wisesa Samudra—a subsidiary of PT Agung Podomoro Land Tbk (APLN) who developed Island G. The Supreme Court ordered the Governor to extend the Company’s license for reclamation.

Two years ago, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced the investigation and inquisition into the case of corruption in PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk (WSKT). The KPK named two suspects, but somehow, the investigation process made no progress. When the new leaders led by Firli Bahuri started working, the focus of the KPK shifted to solving cases that had been piling up for a long time, including the case in Waskita Karya. Six months ago the KPK announced three new suspects in the case. On Dec. 10, 2020, the trial started. The details cited in the indictment are frustrating. The defendants cooperated in such a way as to take advantage of 41 construction projects.

Last month, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) took the initiative to conduct further research on allegations on monopoly in the implementation of Clear Lobster Seeds (BBL) export. Just days after the announcement, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a Sting Operation and arrested Minister of Marine and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo. Minister Edhy was later named a suspect for allegedly accepting grafts in the export of BBL. Earlier this week, the KPPU announced that it had named the subject an official investigation. 

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The debt restructuring process for PT Mahkota Sentosa Utama (PT MSU), the developer of the Meikarta township project and subsidiary of PT Lippo Cikarang Tbk (LPCK), continues. As per the latest development, the amount of bills verified by the team of administrators had reached over Rp7 trillion. Despite the situation, the development of the project reportedly continues. The project survived from the graft case that brought down Billy Sindoro and the then Regent of Bekasi. Can PT MSU survive the PKPU?