Fresh Pressure on Samin Tan’s AKT
Central Kalimantan province Sugianto Sabran has filed report against PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT), the coking coal producing subsidiary of Borneo Lumbung Energi & Metal (BORN), to the national police and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). “The company causes losses to the State,” said Sabran.
Golkar Candidate for North Maluku Named Corruption Suspect
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Ahmad Hidayat Mus (AHM), candidate for governor of North Maluku province from Golkar Party and Islamic party PPP, corruption suspect. KPK ignored suggestion from coordinating minister for politics, security, law, and human rights Wiranto to suspend investigation into candidates of this year’s simultaneous regional elections.
Fireworks Ventures v. MCOR: Progress?
After over a year, the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim) finally made an important move in response to the report filed by Fireworks Ventures Limited against former officials of Bank Danamon and PT Bank China Construction Bank Indonesia Tbk (MCOR). On March 15, 2018, the Bareskrim reportedly raided MCOR’s head office and seized several important evidence in the dispute.
Batavia Air’s Shareholders v. Directorate General of Taxation: The End?
PT Metro Batavia (Batavia Air) was deemed bankrupt in 2013, but the Company’s founder, shareholders, its creditors, and the team of curators in charge of the bankruptcy still struggle with lawsuits against each other. One of which is the lawsuit filed by the Company’s founder one Yudiawan Tansari against the Directorate General of Taxation (Ditjen Pajak), et al. The process of insolvency ended late last year because the Company HAD nothing left to give to the creditors. And apparently last week, the Jakarta High Court rejected the appeal filed by the Directorate General of Taxation, and granted Yudiawan the right to his own assets, which were previously blocked by the defendants.
PKPU Journal: Merpati Airlines’ PKPU, and Molucca Holdings’ Lawsuit
PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines’ period of Suspension of Debts Payment (PKPU) had entered the stage of verification of bills submitted by the creditors. The PKPU team of administrators have reportedly received bills of receivables amounting to nearly Rp10 trillion from hundreds of creditors, but the amount is not fixed yet. In a separate case, Luxembourg’s Molucca Holdings S.à.r.l., recently filed a PKPU lawsuit against PT Pelita Cengkareng Paper, a foreign-investment (PMA) paper company.
KPK and the Borrowed Investigators (Part II)
Back in late October 2017, the Chief of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that they had returned two investigators from the Police to their institutions because the two officers had tampered with evidence. This week, there were reports that one of the officers mentioned had been promoted to a higher position after the Professional and Security Division (Propam) of the National Police found that the officer did nothing wrong. Not only that, other officer was also given the opportunity to continue his education to improve his career path. Propam’s findings made us recall the two senior prosecutors who were allegedly involved in a case of “attempted” bribery in connection to the PT Brantas Abipraya graft case. The two prosecutors were also found innocent and given a promotion shortly after the trials were over.
Law Journal: Royal Standard Group’s PKPU, and Krakatau Engineering’s Debt Dispute
PT Jaya Smart Technology of Royal Standard group, and three other parties, including the founder of the Company, who are all in their period of Suspension of Debts Payment (PKPU), received a time extension in the process after the creditors agreed to give more time. Separately, PT Krakatau Engineering was able to resolve its dispute with one of its business partner PT KC Cottrell Indonesia.
Update on the E-KTP Graft Case
The Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court held the latest hearing of graft suspect Setya Novanto on March 12, 2018. It has been three months now after the court began the trial, but the case is so complicated that the prosecutors kept summoning more witnesses to testify. For the latest hearing, the prosecutors summoned several witnesses and an expert witness who said that the layered money trails in the case were indications of a planned money laundering scheme.
Corruption Journal
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) reportedly conducted another Sting Operation in the evening of March 12, 2018. Several people were taken into custody, including a registrar and a judge of the Tangerang District Court in Banten. This is the first Sting Operation conducted this year to have targeted law enforcers from the judicial institution. Separately, the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court read their verdict for the defendant Tarmizi, the former registrar of the South Jakarta District Court who caught for receiving bribes.
Family Feud: the Papan Siblings
Last week, the Central Jakarta District Court registered a lawsuit filed by one Bahasili Papan against one Thomas Wantasen and PT Dayakonsolindo Sumbersemesta. The lawsuit looked ordinary at a glance, but upon further look we noted that Bahasili had listed his four siblings as co-defendants. They are the children of the late Djamzu Papan, the founder of PT Putera Paper Products Corporation Limited (PUPAR).