Update on Nur Pamudji Case
The former President Director of PT PLN (Persero) Nur Pamudji has been on trial for corruption in the procurement of High-Speed Diesel (HSD) fuel supplied by PT Trans-Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI) since September 2019. The prosecutors read their demands in a hearing held last month. Nur Pamudji was supposed to read his defense plea on June 8, 2020, but it was postponed. Nur Pamudji finally read his defense plea on June 15, 2020
Update on the Problems in Kospin Indosurya Cipta
Koperasi Simpan Pinjam Indosurya Cipta (Kospin) is currently restructuring its debt as a result of a lawsuit on Suspension of Debt Payment (PKPU) filed by one of its clients. After the lawsuit was granted, the police announced that it had named a suspect. Meanwhile, the PKPU period is running out. The Company submitted its peace proposal recently, but the payment scheme offered did not convince the creditors.
Corruption in Bandung: The Trial
In April 2018, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced that it had escalated the status of the investigation of corruption in Bandung Municipality’s procurement of land for the Green Open Space (RTH) in 2012 and 2013 fiscal year to an inquisition. It named three suspects. On November 21, 2019, the KPK announced the exact amount of losses allegedly incurred by the State because of the case. The KPK also named a new suspect and announced the discovery of money trails that led to an important name. The KPK needed another five months to finish the dockets. On June 15, 2020, the trial of the suspects began.
Update on the Taxation Graft Case
Nearly a year ago, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a case of corruption involving the Commissioner of PT Wahana Auto Ekamarga, one Darwin Maspolim. Darwin supposedly bribed several officials of the Tax Office to avoid paying his obligation. Darwin was declared guilty earlier this year. Recently, the same Corruption Court listened to the prosecutors’ demands for the officials who received the bribes.
Corruption in PTDI
The press has widely reported that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the allegation of corruption in PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) (PTDI). The KPK held back on sharing information until the end of last week when the KPK announced that it had escalated the investigation’s status to the stage of inquisition and named two suspects.
Latest on Imam Nahrawi’s Trial
The trial of Imam Nahrawi, the former Minister of Youth and Sports, will be over soon. Imam, who is now a defendant in the case of bribery involving his subordinates and officials of the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI), listened to the prosecutors’ demands last week. The prosecutors insisted that Imam is guilty; that during his tenure as a Minister, Imam did not care about the corrupt behavior of his assistant Miftahul Ulum. The prosecutors also argued that Imam consciously accepted grafts.
Corruption Journal
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a case of corruption in Medan nearing the end of 2019. It caught the then Mayor of Medan Dzulmi Eldin. Eight months later, in a hearing held on June 11, 2020, the Corruption Court of the Medan District Court declared Dzulmi guilty as charged. A day before that, the trial of the disgraced Regent of South Solok one Muzni Zakaria began. The KPK named Muzni a suspect nearly a year ago.
Update on Jiwasraya’s Case
Last week the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court finally held the first hearing of the most-awaited trial related to alleged corruption involving State-owned insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwasraya (Persero). The indictment revealed the details of the scheme, including how the six defendants help each other throughout the years. But despite the amusing details revealed in the indictment, the defendants insisted that they are not guilty as per the charges and submitted their objections during the hearing held on June 10, 2020.
Latest on Corruption in North Lampung
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered corruption in North Lampung back in October 2019. The trial of the disgraced Regent one Agung Ilmu Mangkunegara (Nasdem) and three other defendants continues. On June 9, 2020, the prosecutors read their demands....
Update on the Bakamla Graft Case
It has been nearly four years since the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a scheme of corruption in the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla). The case brought down seven convicts. But unlike other cases, the KPK continued with its investigation even...