The Bandung District Court in West Java is examining a case of alleged falsification of documents with three defendants who are members and managers of the Christian Lyceum Society (PLK), including Edward Soeryadjaya. But over seven hearings, only one defendant present while Edward and another defendant have never shown up in the trial. As a result, the hearing was postponed repeatedly. But what exactly is the problem this time?

In late November 2016, the South Jakarta District Court decided to partially grant the pre-trial lawsuits filed by the two suspects in the PT Mobile-8 Telecom Tbk (Mobile-8) tax restitution fraud case. The two suspects, i.e., Hary Djaja and Anthony Chandra Kartawiria have since been released from criminal charges. The Court also stated that the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) do not have the authority to investigate cases such as the tax restitution case. The AGO, however, refused to back down. In July 2017, the AGO examined Hary Tanoesoedibjo in relation to the case. Anthony, who’s anxious that the AGO will start a new investigation on the same case, filed for a Judicial Review to the Constitutional Court, stating that a new investigation into cases already stopped by the courts is a legal smuggling. But on October 10, 2017, the Constitutional Court denied the petition.

The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) issued a circular to broadcasters prohibiting them to broadcast political advertisements other than during the campaign period determined by the laws and regulations. This circular was sued by Partai Berkarya and Partai Pengusaha dan Pekerja Indonesia (PPPI) to the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN). Two weeks ago, the Administrative Court decided to grant the lawsuit and cancel the KPI circular.

On March 24, 2015, not long after the Constitutional Court decided to revoke the Law No. 7/2004 on Water Resources, the panel of judges of the Central Jakarta District Court voted in favor of the petition filed by the Coalition Against Water Privatisation in Jakarta. At the time, the Coalition filed the lawsuit to stop the water privatisation in Jakarta implicating two companies, namely PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) and PT Aetra Air Jakarta (Aetra). In 2016, the Jakarta High Court decided to cancel the district court’s verdict. On the stage of cassation, earlier this year, apparently the Supreme Court decided to upheld the district court’s verdict, but has only been made public this week. What does this mean?

On the last week of September 2017, a number of residents from Bandung, West Java, who became members and associates of Talk Fusion, a company that provides online communication services with Multi Level Marketing system, expressed their unrest because they feel deceived by the Company. Most claimed to experience a loss that is not small. Responding to this complaint, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) announced that Talk Fusion activities have actually been suspended since early 2017. While at the same time, the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) issued a principal license for the Company to conduct its business in Indonesia. What really happened?

Last year, the Jakarta Metropolitan Police named one Indra Pontas Simatupang a suspect of fraud. At the time, Indra was a member of the House of Representatives from PDI-P. The case drew attention because of Indra’s modus operandi and the amount of losses caused by the crime. Last week, the prosecutor’s office escalated the case to the Central Jakarta District Court.

The trial of the two officials of the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration (Kemendes), who was caught after bribing the auditors of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), continues. The trial has uncovered some interesting information. On October 4, 2017, however, one of the suspects changed his account of what had happened.

On February 7, 2017 the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced a new investigation into the allegation of corruption involving the Immigration Attache of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The KPK told the press that they had named one suspect. The trial of the suspect went forward, with the latest hearing held on October 4, 2017.

Directorate General of Taxation at ministry of finance claimed of having secured identities of those implicated in the suspicious transfer of US$1.4 billion funds from Standard Chartered Bank in Guernsey to London and later on to Singapore. Simultaneous investigations in UK and Singapore have immediately become a political commodity in Indonesia, especially because the so-called links with the military.