Law Journal
PT Sunprima Nusantara Pembiayaan (SNP Finance) who is now in their period of Suspension of Debts Payment (PKPU) recently submitted their peace proposal to the creditors. The Company listed the debts payment scheme to be made before 2023. The creditors, however, are...
PGAS v. Petronas
Several months ago we reported that the State-owned oil and gas company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk (PGAS) has formally asked the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Body (BPH Migas) to become mediator of a dispute regarding the gas transportation agreement (GTA) with...
KPK’s Operation, Leadership Change in Aceh & 2019 Race
The Home Affairs Minister has appointed the Vice Governor of Aceh Nova Iriansyah, who is also a politician from Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s (SBY) Democratic Party, as the acting governor of Aceh. Nova was made acting governor after the Governor of Aceh Irwandi Yusuf...
Sting Operation in Aceh
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) made moves in Aceh. Yesterday evening, right before midnight, the KPK confirmed that they held a Sting Operation in the province and arrested the Governor of Aceh Irwandi Yusuf and the Regent of Bener Meriah Ahmadi (Golkar). This Sting Operation is the second operation held in Aceh after the KPK arrested Abdulah Puteh (former Governor) back in 2004.
Kideco Jaya Agung v. Government
The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN Jakarta) recently registered a lawsuit filed by PT Kideco Jaya Agung against the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the Head of the Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). The object of dispute is the Company’s Forest Lend and Use License, but the court listed the lawsuit as related to Environmental Damage Due to Mining Activities.
Update on the Trans-Seram Graft Case
On July 2, 2018, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced that they’re continuing their investigation into the Trans-Seram graft case, the case that brought down several members of House Commission V of the House of Representatives. The KPK also said that they have a new suspect, i.e., one Hong Arta John Alfred, a businessman who initiated the bribery scheme together with the first convict in the case one Abdul Khoir and several other local businessmen.
Law Journal
The Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court recently listened to the indictment of the two members of DPRD in Central Lampung, who are suspects of bribery. Several days earlier, the same district court registered a new lawsuit filed by two individuals against PT Duta Pertiwi Tbk (DUTI).
Problems in Bank BTN
PT Surya Artha Nusantara Finance, a company indirectly controlled by PT Astra International Tbk, filed a tort lawsuit last week at the Central Jakarta District Court against PT Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk. In the lawsuit, the financing company demanded compensation of over Rp150 billion. The dispute itself can be traced back to a problem caused by the bank’s employees, which was uncovered in 2015.
The Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway and Lawsuits
The Karawang District Court in West Java began to receive lawsuits related to the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project several months ago. The lawsuits were registered by six big companies who demanded compensation for losses sustained because of the project. In the past two weeks, the district court has held the last hearings of the trials.
Constitutional Court Partially Granted the Judicial Review on the MD3 Law
In February 2018, the House of Representatives enacted the amendment to the Law No. 17/2014 on MPR, DPR, DPD, and DPRD (MD3 Law). The amendment quickly became a subject of opposition, particularly because of the addition of controversial articles. Three days after the enactment, the said controversial articles were questioned by way of Judicial Review at the Constitutional Court. After that, the Court received several other similar Judicial Review petitions. On June 28, 2018, the court finally read their decision and decided to partially grant the first petition.