Despite objection from Grab Indonesia, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) continues to examine the allegation of unhealthy business practices in the Company with the same composition of Assembly. Meanwhile, another report was submitted to the KPPU by one of the individual partners working for Grab Indonesia.

The Panel of Judges of the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court announced a surprising verdict on November 4, 2019. Sofyan Basir, the former President Director of PT PLN (Persero) who was tried for the Riau Power Plant graft case, was acquitted of all charges. The Panel of Judges unanimously agreed that the Prosecutors had failed to prove their allegations.

Four months ago, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted sting operation and uncovered a case of corruption involving prosecutors of the Jakarta High Prosecutor Office. The KPK named three suspects in the case. The trial of the bribers is ongoing. The first hearing of the trial of the bribee was held on November 4, 2019. 

Three years ago, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a bribery case involving the former member of the Jakarta Regional Representatives Council (DPRD Jakarta) Mohamad Sanusi and officials of Agung Podomoro Land (APLN). The suspects were convicted by the end of the same year. Three months ago, Sanusi decided to file for a Reconsideration, questioning the punishment he received. Recently, the Supreme Court partially granted Sanusi’s petition, and although there is one dissenting opinion, the Assembly of Justices still decided to reduce Sanusi’s sentences. 

The dispute between Kusnadi Rahardja (the founder of Boga Group) and Sushi-Tei Indonesia continues. The trial of the lawsuit the Company filed against Kusnadi is ongoing, and the next hearing is scheduled to be held today (Nov. 4), so does the trademark lawsuit which proceeding will continue on Nov. 6, 2019. But towards the end of last week, Kusnadi’s legal counsel held a press conference denying every accusation made against their client. 

A lot of things happened after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a vast corruption scheme involving the disgraced Governor of Banten Ratu Atut Chosiyah and her brother, one Tubagus Chaeri Wardana (Wawan) over six years ago. Wawan was named a suspect of money laundering in 2014. On October 31, 2019, finally, the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court listened to the KPK prosecutors’ indictment for Wawan. In addition to the allegation of money laundering, Wawan is also indicted for his involvement in two cases of corruption. Note that Wawan was recently named a suspect in a different case of corruption. 

The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) continues to examine the companies that had allegedly belatedly reported their corporate actions. Earlier this week, the KPPU declared three companies guilty.

The Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court continues the trial of Romahurmuziy (Rommy), the former chairman of the United Development Party (PPP). Rommy was named a suspect of bribery after he was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in March 2019. As we know, the indictment read by the prosecutors mentioned the alleged involvement of the then Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin (PPP), but until the most recent trial, the court had not revealed anything surprising anymore.

The Bank Century bailout case is arguably one of the biggest corruption cases ever uncovered in Indonesia. A decade has passed, but the investigation into the case is still ongoing. The institution responsible for the investigation is the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), but we all know that besides the allegation of corruption, the case is also investigated as banking crimes, including money laundering. Recently, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) arrested one of the convicts in the case of money laundering, who decided to run away after his sentence was read in 2014. 

Two months ago, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a sting operation and arrested a total of 13 people with the allegation of bribery in the issuance of garlic import licenses. Towards midnight of the next day, the KPK announced they had named six suspects in the case, including I Nyoman Dhamantra, who at the time of the incident was a member of the House Commission VI of the House of Representatives from PDI-P. This week, the trial of the bribers began in the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, and the prosecutors read the detailed indictment.