Major floods hit Jakarta and parts of West Java on the first day of 2020. Although other areas in West Java were affected, public attention was centered on Jakarta, particularly on the channelization of the Ciliwung River, which has been delayed for several years. Blame was also assigned to the Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan for failing to conduct all measures necessary to prepare Jakarta’s water management infrastructure. Lawyers have decided to help flood victims by advocating a class action several weeks later. The trial started in the first week of February 2020. Recently the Court declared that the lawsuit had met the requirements to be examined as a class action lawsuit. Therefore the trial continues. Apart from this lawsuit, the same Court is examining one similar class-action lawsuit.

Eight months ago, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a scheme involving prosecutors of the Jakarta High Prosecutor Office. The KPK named several suspects, including an official of the High Prosecutors Office. After several months of trial, on Feb. 24, 2020, the Panel of Judges of the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court read their verdict for the bribee in the case.  But this case is only an entrance to another case that happened in Central Jakarta. The briber in the primary case committed the same crime and bribed several prosecutors in the region. Far from media coverage, recently, the Corruption Court of the Semarang District Court listened to the Prosecutors demands for the defendants. 

The KPK named 11 suspects in the Meikarta Township graft case. Nine of them have been convicted with the tenth suspect indicted since Jan. 2020. On March 18, 2020 the Corruption Court of the Bandung District Court read their verdict for the tenth suspect, i.e., former Regional Secretary of West Java Iwa Karniwa. Meanwhile, on the same day the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court listened to the prosecutors’ demands for the disgraced Governor of Riau Islands Nurdin Basirun, who is standing trial for allegedly receiving bribery and grafts. 

The trial of corruption involving PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero) continues. The prosecutors recently read their demands for the bribee, who is a former Director of Finance of Angkasa Pura II Andra Yastrialsyah Agussalam. The briber, i.e., the former President Director of PT Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) (INTI) Darman Mappanggara and the intermediary in the case, were convicted recently. 

The trial of the former Regent of Kudus Muhammad Tamzil will end soon. The case is being examined by the Corruption Court of the Semarang District Court in Central Java. In the latest hearing held on March 18, 2020, the prosecutors read their demands for Tamzil.

Despite the concern caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, the trial of the former Head of BP Migas Raden Priyono and the former Commercial Director of Economics and Marketing of BP Migas Djoko Harsono continues. Both men are defendants in the corruption case involving PT Trans-Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (PT TPPI) and BP Migas (now Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi or SKK Migas). The latest hearing was held on March 16, 2020. 

It has been almost five years since the dispute regarding the Jakarta Bay reclamation project was taken to court. Since then, a lot of things have happened, including the investigation into the case of corruption. Licenses for the reclamation were revoked by the Governor of Jakarta in 2018, but the developers fought back. Most of the lawsuits were granted, and recently, PT Muara Wisesa Samudra, a subsidiary of PT Agung Podomoro Land Tbk (APLN), filed a new lawsuit against the Governor. The subject of the dispute, however, is still the same, i.e., the decision on the revocation of reclamation license.  

Despite objections from Grab Indonesia, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) continues to examine the allegation of unhealthy business practices in the Company. After several months of examination, the KPPU scheduled a hearing to listen to the case’ conclusion this week. 

For the second time on March 16, 2020, the sole presiding judge of the South Jakarta District Court decided to deny the pre-trial lawsuit filed by Nurhadi Abdurrachman et al. The lawsuit was filed against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) who named them suspects of bribery in the second week of December 2019. With the decision, the KPK can continue their investigation and inquisition into the case.