Sandi Uno and the Japirex Case
Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno has long been dragged into PT Japirex’s woes. One John Nainggolan filed a civil lawsuit against Sandiaga and his business partner Andreas Tjahyadi in the South Jakarta District Court on September 8, 2017. Sandiaga and Andreas allegedly falsified documents in order to control the shares of PT Japirex. In the second week of March 2017, Sandiaga Uno and Andreas Tjahyadi (who is now listed as the Commissioner of PT Mitra Investindo Tbk (MITI)) were both reported to the police on a matter concerning a plot of land. What’s the status of this investigation now?
Investigation into the Collapse of the IDX Mezzanine Floor
On January 15, 2018, the mezzanine floor of the Indonesia Stock Exchange’s Tower II building collapsed, injuring over 70 people, most of them are students from South Sumatera who were visiting the site. The police has mentioned the possibility of conducting a criminal investigation, pending a report from the Forensic Laboratory Center (Puslabfor). If that’s where this is going towards, who should be held accountable, the construction company, the manager of the building, or the owner of the building?
Matahari v. Pasaraya: The Trials
On September last year, PT Matahari Department Store Tbk (LPPF), a retail giant controlled by the Lippo Group, announced the closure of their outlets at Pasaraya Blok M and Pasaraya Indonesia (previously Pasaraya Manggarai) belonging to PT Pasaraya Tosersajaya, a mall developer owned by businessman and politician Abdul Latief. In the same month, LPPF filed a default lawsuit against Pasaraya. Later in December 2017, Pasaraya filed their own default lawsuit against LPPF. The trial on LPPF’s lawsuit entered the stage of verification of evidence, while the trial on Pasaraya’s lawsuit began on January 17, 2018. On the same day, LPPF published an information disclosure in the official website of the Indonesia Stock Exchange.
The Chief of the Constitutional Court Found Guilty of Code of Ethics Violation
The Chief of the Constitutional Court Justice Arief Hidayat was supposed to end his term in April 2018, but in November 2017, the House of Representatives conducted a fit and proper test and decided to extend his term to 2023. Several parties objected to the decision. Desmond Mahesa of Gerindra even accused Justice Arief of negotiating for extension of term in exchange for voting favors. Last week, the Constitutional Court’s Board of Ethics found Arief guilty of a minor violation and he was thus given an oral sanction.
KPK Going After Money Laundering
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is increasingly going after money laundering in graft cases. The KPK recently named the disgraced Regent of Kutai Kartanegara Rita Widyasari and the Regent of Nganjuk Taufiqurrahman as suspects of money laundering separate from their graft case.
Yet Another Rice Import Scandal
Importing rice has always been treated as a faux pas in Indonesia. This is why the news outlet made a big deal when they found out that the Ministry of Trade had imported 500 thousand tons of rice for the month of December. The Ministry of Trade officiated this move with a Minister Regulation that we couldn’t find in the Ministry’s web database.
One Asia Resources v. Former Managing Director
Several years have passed since the dispute between one Asia Resources Limited and the Dharma Tani Marisa Village Cooperative Union (KUD) in Gorontalo over the management of Pani gold exploration project came to surface, but the dispute continues. On January 8, 2018, the South Jakarta District Court registered a case on the alleged violation of the Law on Electronic Information committed by One Asia’s former Managing Director Stephen Walters.
On the E-KTP Graft Case: Money Trails
The trial of Setya Novanto, the latest defendant in the electronic identity cards (E-KTP) graft case, continues. Last week, the corruption court heard the accounts of several witnesses, two of which gave accounts of the money trail.
Heir of the King of Padjadjaran v. the South Jakarta Land Office
Last week, the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN Jakarta) registered a lawsuit filed by one Ivone Felecia Intan D.S. against the South Jakarta Land Office. The lawsuit is related to a land ownership disputes over three plots of land. There are two interesting thing about the lawsuit. First, the disputed lands currently registered under the name of PT Metropolitan Kentjana Tbk (MKPI). Second, Ivone is recognized as the sole heir of the descendants of King of Padjajaran.
On the E-KTP Graft Case: New Suspects
We waited for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to name a new suspect in the electronic identity cards (E-KTP) graft case since two weeks ago, but instead the KPK announced new suspects in the obstruction of justice.