The Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court recently listened to the prosecutors’ demands for two defendants in the case of corruption involving the Governor of Riau Islands Nurdin Basirun. Earlier this week, the same court read its decision for the briber in the graft case involving officials of PT Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero) (PTPN III).

December 2019 was the deadline for the Government’s cooperation with the World Wildlife Fund Indonesia (WWF Indonesia). The cooperation has been ongoing since 1998, and before the deadline, all physical and administrative activities must be completed before the collaboration between the two parties can be continued. Unexpectedly, however, the Government decided not to resume the cooperation. The most surprising reason for us is the fact that WWF Indonesia is claimed to be involved with the Company allegedly responsible for the 2019 forest fires in Jambi.

In January 2016, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a sting operation that led to the arrest of the then member of the House Commission V of the House of Representatives from PDI-P Damayanti Wisnu Putranti. The sting operation uncovered a complicated corruption scheme related to the construction of the Trans-Seram project using aspiration funds of the members of the House of Representatives. The case ensnared dozens of people, including several politicians, all from different political parties. The investigation and inquisition into the case continue to this day. We almost forgot that the KPK still has one suspect left to be prosecuted, and recently, one of the convicts decided to file for Reconsideration (PK).

After several months of quarrel, which resulted in several lawsuits in two different district courts including two reports to the police, the dispute between Kusnadi Rahardja (the founder of Boga Group) and Sushi-Tei Indonesia is finally resolved with peace. Along with the agreement between the parties, all lawsuits and police reports are reportedly withdrawn. This is good news for the business affected by the news of the dispute, but how exactly the parties decided to end their dispute?

The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police (Bareskrim Polri) has been investigating allegations of corruption in the cooperation between PT Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI) and BP Migas (now Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi or SKK Migas) since 2014. Three suspects were named, but since then, nothing has happened. The Police did try to expedite the dockets of the case to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) several years ago. Still, the AGO returned the dockets because one of the suspects, Honggo Wendratno, is nowhere to be found. Finding Honggo has been a challenge for the Police. So much so they came to an agreement with the AGO for in absentia prosecution. 

On January 28, 2020, the Constitutional Court held a plenary session and submitted their 2019 annual report. The session was attended by many parties including President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Speaker of the House of Representatives Puan Maharani and Chief of the Supreme Court Hatta Ali. In the session, the Constitutional Court also conveyed the level of compliance to their decisions. Although the level of compliance is high, to date there are many decisions that have not been honored. The Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Anwar Usman said that failure to comply with their decision is the same as disobeying the constitution.

More than a year has passed since the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered the case of corruption involving the former Regent of Bekasi one Neneng Hassanah Yasin related to the Meikarta township project. The last time we reported on the progress was back in July 2019 when the KPK named new suspects in the case. Since then, one of the suspects has been prosecuted, and the trial is ongoing. The latest suspect in the case would reportedly face prosecution soon. 

Four months after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered the corruption in Muara Enim, the Corruption Court of the Palembang District Court finally read their decision for one of the defendants. Meanwhile, the trial of the other defendant, including the disgraced Regent of Muara Enim one Ahmad Yani (Democratic Party) continues. 

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is still busy completing their investigation into the corruption in state-owned insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwasraya. This week, the AGO is examining witnesses with knowledge of the case, including property baron Tan Kian. Tan Kian’s examination is widely reported around the nation, but this is not surprising news because the AGO had given a hint. Apart from the examination, the AGO said they would hold a case construction next week. Also, they had raided offices linked to several investment management companies. 

The new leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) recently attended a meeting held by the House Commission II of the House of Representatives. The attendees discussed several things, including the status of halted cases. Several options were conveyed, including the possibility to terminate investigation. Meanwhile, the trial related to two cases of corruption involving the disgraced Regent of Riau Islands and PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero) continues.