Gunawan Angka Widjaja & The Family Feud
East Java regional police has listed property businessman Gunawan Angka Widjaja in the search list (DPO) related to a report filed by his wife Trisulowati AKA Chin Chin two months ago. Police failed to locate Gunawan at his two homes in Jl Tidar No 606 and Jl Pasepan Kali No.5, Surabaya, East Java Tuesday (Nov 21).
Nur Alam’s Graft Case: The Trial
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named the disgraced Southeast Sulawesi Governor Nur Alam a graft suspect in August last year. Nur Alam allegedly abused his authority (and received compensation) in the process of granting mining permit to PT Anugrah Harisma Barakah (AHB) between the year 2009 and 2014 . On November 20, 2017, the trial of Nur Alam began.
Second Revision of the Procedure for Tax Amnesty
The Government through the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati signed a second revision to the Regulation of the Minister of Finance (PMK) No. 118/PMK.03/2016 which states the guideline on, and the variety of investment instruments available for, the Tax Amnesty program. Simply put, this change is intended as a second chance for Taxpayers that have not participated in the Tax Amnesty program to voluntarily report their property before the Government impose sanctions on tax evaders.
Asmin Koalindo Tuhup v. Government of Indonesia
The Government of Indonesia terminated its coal mining concession agreement (PKP2B) with PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT), a subsidiary of PT Borneo Lumbung Energi & Metal Tbk (BORN) belonging to Samin Tan. This decision threatens the sustainability of BORN because AKT is BORN’s biggest asset. In addition, this decision will also have an impact on the peace agreement that the Company had entered into with its creditors back in April 2016. Responding to this decision, AKT filed a lawsuit at the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN Jakarta).
Tort Lawsuit Against Air Mancur
The heirs of Jade Adjiwinoto have on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 filed a tort lawsuit against PT Jamu Air Mancur, a herbal medicine producer currently controlled by private equity firm, to the South Jakarta District Court.
Tax Graft and Money Laundering
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) have been investigating a graft case involving two former tax officials since the beginning of 2017. Recently, the AGO announced that they had developed the investigation to money laundering investigation, and the docket for the first suspect had been submitted to the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court on November 14, 2017. Separately, after having been postponed for almost a year, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continued the investigation into the case of money laundering implicating the brother of the disgraced Governor of Banten Ratu Atut Chosiyah one Tubagus Chaeri Wardana.
Monopoly and State-Owned Enterprises
After a year of examinations and trial, the Commission for the Supervision of Business Competition (KPPU) finally concluded that PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) had engaged in monopolistic practices in North Sumatera related to industrial gas supply and prices. The KPPU slapped PGN with a fine, but the Company objected to the conclusion and said that the assembly did not consider a lot of things in this case. Debates on the role State-Owned Enterprises follow.
The Helicopter Procurement Graft Case and Corruption in Riau
The pre-trial lawsuit filed by the President Director of PT Diratama Jaya Mandiri one Irfan Kurnia Saleh against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was not granted by the presiding judge at the South Jakarta District Court. Irfan must go through prosecution as such. Irfan’s legal counsel said they’re ready to fight against the KPK in the Corruption Court. On a separate matter, the Supreme Court recently accepted the cassation petition filed by the KPK in the case of corruption that ensnared the Regent of Rokan Hulu one Suparman. Suparman was acquitted by the Corruption Court at the Pekanbaru District Court back in February 2017 and was re-assigned to his position as Regent in May 2017.
Honda v. KPPU
More than a year have passed since the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) held their inaugural session to examine the allegation of cartel practices in the motorcycle business. The reported parties in the case are PT Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing (YIMM) and PT Astra Honda Motor (AHM). On February 2017, the KPPU had decided that the two Companies engaged in a cartel-like practice and deemed them guilty. AHM refused to keep quiet and filed for an objection to the North Jakarta District Court in March 2017. The trial is still on to this day.
The Land Bill
The Land Bill was put forth by the House of Representatives (DPR) in 2013 to complement the Basic Agrarian Law (UUPA). The process of deliberating the Land Bill, however, went on and on to this day. On November 9, 2017, The Minister for Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Sofyan Djalil told the Press that the Government and the would intensify the deliberation of this bill this year with passage in 2018 as the target.