The Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court had been trying So Kok Seng a.k.a A Seng, the commissioner of PT Cahaya Mas Perkasa who is the eighth suspect in the Trans-Seram graft case, the case that brought down several members of House Commission V. The Panel of Judges took less than two months to wrap up the trial. They found A Seng guilty of all charges and sentenced him to 4 years imprisonment. A Seng accepted the verdict, but he begged the court to chase the PKS politician who supposedly acted as the intermediary.

Dudung Purwadi, the former president Director of PT Duta Graha Indah or DGI (now PT Nusa Konstruksi Enjiniring Tbk), who is a suspect on two different cases of corruption, faced his first hearing on July 31, 2017. Dudung is tried on both accounts of crime under one indictment. Overall, Dudung is indicted for causing the state to sustain Rp54.7 billion in financial losses.

The investigation into corruption and abuse of power in the Klaten regency of Central Java continues. The Regent of Klaten was named a graft suspect last year and recently the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced a new suspect of the case.

Last month, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named PT Nusa Konstruksi Enjiniring Tbk (DGIK), an EPC firm, the first corporate suspect in bribery. Many subsequently wondered whether they’d be the last. Many also wonder whether companies involved in other graft cases will be named suspects.

The Indonesian National Arbitration Board (BANI) is now divided into two: the BANI whose establishment was initiated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) and established under the BANI Statute in 1977 (BANI Mampang), and the BANI whose formation was initiated by Anita Kolopaking et al and recognized by the Ministry Law and Human Rights in June 2016 (BANI Sovereign). Both BANI went into a dispute. On July 6, 2017, the State Administrative Court (PTUN) in Jakarta decided to side with BANI Mampang and revoked the decision of the Minister of Law and Human Rights. BANI Sovereign appealed. On July 11, 2017, BANI Sovereign attempted to abort BANI Mampang’s trademark. On July 26, 2017, the BANI Mampang provided their answer to the lawsuit.

On May, 2017 the Government published a Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) law to regulate Tax Information Exchange Agreement or Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEoI). The regulation is the Perppu No. 1/2017 regarding Access to Financial Information for Taxation Purposes. By the end of May 31, 2017, the Ministry of Finance published the Ministerial Regulation (PMK) No. 70/PMK.03/2017 containing the technical guidance for the implementation of said Perppu. On the evening of July 24, 2017, the House of Representatives accepted the Perppu and will soon pass it into Law.