Nearly a year has passed since the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a scheme involving prosecutors of the Jakarta High Prosecutor Office. In the process of investigation and inquisition into the case, we know that the KPK had accidentally uncovered a different scheme that happened in Central Java. Several prosecutors were named suspects and then prosecuted. Earlier this week, the Corruption Court of the Semarang District Court read their verdicts for the corrupt prosecutors.

PT Perindustrian Njonja Meneer (Nyonya Meneer) was declared bankrupt on August 3, 2017. At the time, the Company said that they had no idea this would happen because the Company was in a healthy condition and claimed that they had a total of Rp16 trillion in assets....

According to the Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), in 2019, the number of defendants released, or even acquitted, had increased compared to the previous period. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) responded to the ICW’s findings by saying that they were preparing prosecution guidelines to reduce disparity in criminal prosecution, especially in imprisonment. At the same time, the Supreme Court (MA) also said they were finalizing a draft on guidelines for the prosecution of criminal acts of corruption.

Last weekend, the Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) criticized the behavior of law enforcement agencies—both the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)—for rarely charging graft suspects with Money Laundering (TPPU) in 2019. The money laundering charge provides the authorities with the best way to force graft convicts into paying for their crime. That way, the State would be able to recover its losses.

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) said that the Supreme Court, under the leadership of M Hatta Ali, was not perfect. One of the shortcomings to be analyzed is the number of granted petitions for Reconsideration (PK) filed by graft convicts.

In mid-2018, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) made a move in East Java and conducted a double sting operation. The KPK arrested several people, including the Regent of Tulungagung one Syahri Mulyo and Mayor of Blitar, one Samanhudi, and both are PDI-P politicians. The investigation into the case in Tulungagung continues after the KPK named a new suspect in the case as a result of the development of the investigation. The new suspect is Supriyono, the Chair of the Tulungagung DPRD. The latest hearing revealed more about the corruption scheme in the DPRD. 

In January 2019, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a sting operation in Sidoarjo, East Java, and named six men as suspects in the case of alleged bribery. Among the suspects in the Regent of Sidoarjo Saiful Ilah (PKB). Saiful Ilah denied involvement in the case, stating that although the KPK announced that they uncovered the case in a sting operation, he did not receive any money when he was arrested. However, the KPK believed otherwise as they managed to secure over Rp1.8 billion. The trial of the bribers in the case started recently. They are examined by the Corruption Court of the Surabaya District Court. The indictment revealed that the communication between the parties had occurred since July 2019. 

Back in April 2019, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) visited West Sumatera and raided the residence of the Regent of South Solok in the capital of the province. The KPK said that they had named the regent a suspect but did not immediately provide the public with more information on the case. In May 2019, KPK officially announced that they had named Regent Muzni Zakaria and owner of Dempo Group, one Muhammad Yamin Kahar, as suspects. Still, we have to wait longer to know what happened there. Nearly a year after the announcement, on April 15, 2020, the trial of one of the suspects related to the case started. And we finally learn more about the case. 

Despite the demands of many parties for the discussion of the Omnibus Bill on Job Creation to be postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Government insist on continuing the discussion. On April 14, 2020, a Working Committee (Panja) responsible for the discussion was formed. Each faction asked for time to compile their Problem Inventory List (DIM). Some criticize this development, but many things needed to be considered so that several parties chose to support the continuation of the discussion.

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has been aggressively pursuing perpetrators of forest fires. For the past several years, the Ministry has won dozens of lawsuits against companies with the concession to utilize forest land. But the Ministry doesn’t always win, and when they did, they had to put extra effort. The most recent example is the case against PT Agro Tumbuh Gemilang Abadi. The Company is accused of being responsible for the forest fire that broke in their concession in Jambi back in 2015. The Ministry initially filed a lawsuit in North Jakarta in 2017, but the district court stated they had no authority to examine the case. The Ministry then filed a similar lawsuit in Jambi in 2019. After nearly eight months of trial, finally, on April 13, 2020, the Ministry’s hard work paid off. The Jambi district court declared the Company guilty.