The drama on the law enforcer's efforts to punish the disgraced Supreme Court Justice, Gazalba Saleh, is not over. After the Panel of Judges of the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court gave a surprising interlocutory decision, the Corruption...

The trial on the series of cases of alleged corruption in Kolaka Timur, Southeast Sulawesi, will end soon. This week, the last defendant in the case, who is also a former official of the Ministry of Home Affairs, listened to the prosecutors demands for him. As we all...

Is it a coincidence that the ransomware attack on the National Data Center (PDN), which crumbled public services in the past two weeks, occurred in the midst of investigation into the online gambling operators? The one attacking PDN reportedly demanded US$8 million in ransom, but the government came out with “playing tough PR” saying ‘we don’t want to pay’. 

Back in May 2024, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced that it was investigating allegations of corruption implicating PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk (PGAS or PGN). It turns out, the process has been escalated to the stage of inquisition and there are already suspects. The public were left wondering for sometime until last week. Towards the end of the week, the KPK finally named two suspects in the case, including a former director of PGN.

Karen Agustiawan, former president director of PT Pertamina (Persero) who once again stood trial as a defendant in a case of alleged corruption related to decisions she made while in office, has finally been found guilty. During the hearing held this week, Karen was punished to nine years in prison, but knowing Karen, the decision may not be the end.

Two months ago we reported that the State pharmaceutical firm PT Indofarma Tbk (INAF) is having a rough time. In addition to a series of losses over the years, the company also faces legal issues. By the time we wrote the report, Indofarma and its subsidiary PT Indofarma Global Medika (PT IGM) had faced three lawsuits demanding the company to restructure its debts (PKPU). However, the situation got worse in an instant as more lawsuits were filed and the company’s problems were finally revealed to the public, including that the officials of the company deliberately used the employees identity to apply for online personal loans which caused a debt of over Rp1 billion.

Karen Agustiawan, former president director of PT Pertamina (Persero) who once again stood trial as a defendant in a case of alleged corruption related to decisions she made while in office, claimed that she was innocent during the latest hearing. The statement was read as a response to the prosecutors demands. Previously, the prosecutors of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) had demanded the Panel of Judges to declare Karen guilty as per the charges and punish her to 11 years in prison.

The investigation into the case of alleged corruption related to the tin trading system carried out in the Mining Business License (IUP) area owned by PT Timah Tbk (TINS) is still ongoing, but as today, the prosecutors have expedited the dockets of several suspects to the next phase. That said, the trial of the predicate crime will probably start soon. In the meantime, the trial on the case of alleged obstruction of justice has started and the case is being examined by the Pangkalpinang District Court.

The ‘clean-up’ efforts carried out within State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) can be materialized with the help of the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). After successfully exposing mega-corruption cases involving several BUMN and/or its subsidiaries, the AGO also started to expose cases that allegedly occurred in the management of pension funds. Last year, the AGO announced allegations of corruption in the management of the Pension Fund of Port and Dredging Company (DP4, Dapen Pelindo) at PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) and announced six suspects in this case. Recently we learned that the suspects have been found guilty at the stage of appeal.

It has been over two years since the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced the development of the investigation into allegations of corruption at the root of the problem which caused the cooking oil shortage and price surcharge. By then, representatives of three groups of companies had been named suspects. Then, as expected, the companies were named corporate suspects. However, questions remain, especially regarding the Government’s responsibility. The companies tried to file a State Administrative lawsuit against the Minister of Trade soon after and received interesting decisions. In the last week of April 2024, the companies tried their luck and filed for different lawsuits to the Central Jakarta District Court, the trial is ongoing. Separately, trial on the alleged corruption of the corporate suspects also continues.