Back in September 2019 the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced the development of their investigation into the case of bribery involving officials of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI). The KPK named two new suspects, including then Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi. What happened then was surprising because Imam is one of the few representatives of National Awakening Party (PKB) in the cabinet and was considered successful in his job. Imam’s career ended after becoming the second minister of Jokowi’s cabinet ensnared by the KPK. Imam, however, insisted that he is innocent even until he was named suspect for receiving over Rp20 billion in grafts. After nearly five months of inquisition, on February 14, 2020, Imam’s trial started.

The trial of Emirsyah Satar, the former president director of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (GIAA), and Soetikno Soedarjo continues. The latest hearing was held on February 13, 2020 and the Prosecutors still scheduled examination on several witnesses. 

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo swore in Vice Admiral Aan Kurnia as the new chief of the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) on Feb. 12, 2020. What is noteworthy from the inauguration is the moment the President said that the Government was preparing an Omnibus Law to provide Bakamla with the authority over maritime guardianship. The Bakamla, however, has a problematic track record.

Draft of Omnibus Law for Job Creation highlights the government’s intention to give legal certainty to oil and gas sector, including party to the contracts. The government plans to establish a special state-owned company (BUMN Khusus) as the successor of the Upstream Oil and Gas Special Task Force (SKK Migas).

More than three years have passed since the investigation into the corruption in PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk began. The trial of the first two suspects in the case, namely Garuda Indonesia’s former president director Emirsyah Satar and Soetikno Soedarjo, continues. We are still waiting for the prosecutors to uncover everything in the proceedings. Two weeks ago, Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ended its investigation and entered into a record-breaking Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the global aerospace company Airbus SE. We all know that Airbus’ agreement with Garuda Indonesia is mentioned in the indictment. But we did not know of the details until recently.

The former President Director of PT PLN (Persero) Nur Pamudji, has been on trial as a defendant in a case of corruption related to the procurement of High-Speed ​​Diesel (HSD) fuel supplied by PT Trans-Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI). The trial continued on...

A month has passed since the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) named five suspects in the criminal case involving State-owned insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwasraya (Persero). Of the five suspects, the public is focused on Benny Tjokrosaputro. The AGO had seized Benny’s assets that they believe are related to the case. On top of the criminal case, Benny and his company must face lawsuits on Suspension of Debts Payment (PKPU). Some details of the lawsuits raise questions. To make things worse, the police began their investigation. Benny refuses to surrender. His legal counsel recently said that they were considering other legal options, such as a pre-trial petition. 

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a sting operation in July 2019 and arrested several people, including the then Regent of Kudus. The KPK named the parties suspect for taking bribes in the process of promoting civil servants. The inquisition process was completed far from media coverage. It was expedited to the stage of prosecution several months ago. On February 10, 2020, the Corruption Court of the Semarang District Court listened to the prosecutors’ demands for the intermediary.

Back in November 2019, Indonesian Customs officials uncovered a smuggling scandal involving executives of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (GIAA). Four directors were dismissed following the incident. The Directorate General of Taxation of the Ministry of Finance promised that the investigation into the violation would be finished in less than a week. That was three months ago and we have not heard much since then. Recently, the Directorate General said that the investigation would be completed within this month. So we wonder whether the parties involved would face criminal charges.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a sting operation on the evening of Sep. 23, 2019, and uncovered a case of corruption involving the then President Director of State-Owned Company for Fisheries Perum Perikanan Indonesia (Perum Perindo). The trial of the alleged briber began in December 2019. On Feb. 10, 2020, the prosecutors read their demands.