The 2015-2019 leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) end their term of office today. The last four years have been eventful. On December 17, 2019, the five leaders held a press conference and highlighted their performance. 

Shortly after his inauguration, the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE/BUMN) Erick Thohir officially announced the dismissal of the President Director of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (GIAA) one I Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra (Ari Askhara) following a disgraceful incident. Shortly after, Minister Erick dismissed several GIAA directors. The incident brought to attention the management of GIAA that has been under the spotlight for almost three years ever since the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named it’s former President Director one Emirsyah Satar a graft suspect. But GIAA is not the only SOE plagued with corruption. 

Earlier this week, state-owned insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwasraya (Persero) announced that they were unable to pay for the customer policies with a total value of more than Rp12 trillion, which should be paid in December 2019. After the announcement was made, dozens of customers went to the office of the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) to ask for certainty. 

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, but 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. Recently, the KPK began intensifying its examination of the last suspect.

It has been almost four years since the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a case of bribery in which Nurhadi Abdurrachman, who at the time was the secretary of the Supreme Court, was allegedly involved. Years passed, and Nurhadi is still a free man. On December 16, 2019, the KPK announced that they had named Nurhadi a suspect. Nurhadi is ensnared using another case of bribery, but this is not surprising because the KPK suspects that Nurhadi had accepted bribery and graft well over Rp46 billion. 

Nearing the end of their term, the leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced two new inquisitions. One case is related to the bribery involving the Lippo group, and the other is related to the case of corruption in the Ministry of Religious Affairs (which was first uncovered over seven years ago). The first suspect in the case in the Ministry of Religious Affairs was convicted in 2013. We wonder why the KPK has decided to announce the inquisition now.

Three months ago, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a case of corruption involving officials of PT Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero) (PTPN III) after conducting a sting operation in Jakarta. The KPK arrested several people and soon after named three suspects, including the Managing Director of PTPN III. What began as a simple operation unraveled into a big case. The trial of the briber in the case started last month. The latest hearing was held on December 16, 2019. Meanwhile, the investigation continues.

Three months ago, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted three sting operations in three different regions, including in West Kalimantan. The KPK later announced that they commenced investigation and inquisition into a case of alleged corruption in the regency of Bengkayang and named as many as seven suspects, including the Regent of Bengkayang one Suryadman Gidot (Demokrat). The trial of four of the bribers began several weeks ago, and on December 16, 2019, the trial of the last briber followed. 

Apart from cases related to the procurement of goods in construction projects, we notice that the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) is paying more attention to the corporates responsibility to report their corporate actions (merger and acquisition). The KPPU plan on intensifying the socialization of this obligation to prevent legal violations. We admit that the socialization will be useful, but this is such an ironic plan because the law regulating this obligation had been promulgated since 1999.

Back in April 2019, we reported that the Bali regional police had named the former Vice Governor of Bali I Ketut Sudikerta a suspect of money laundering related to a dispute in the Maspion Group (Alim Husni Family). The inquisition and trial continued without much attention. Last week, the prosecutors read their demand for Sudikerta. They believed Sudikerta is guilty and demand the Panel of Judges to punish him to 15 years imprisonment.