The Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court held the first session of the trial of Andi Agustinus a.k.a Andi Narogong, the third suspect in the electronic identity card (E-KTP) procurement graft case, on August 14, 2017. The first two suspects, i.e., Sugiharto and Irman were convicted last month but the verdict left many loopholes. The indictment the prosecutors of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prepared for Andi is consistent with the indictment of Sugiharto and Irman, but there are differences in the number of parties that supposedly benefited from the project.

On May 16, 2017, the Singapore High Court published a judgement on the dispute between PT Sandipala Arthaputra—one of the members of the consortium once involved in the the procurement of Indonesia’s electronic identity card (E-KTP)—, STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, and Oxel Systems Pte Ltd. The dispute is related to damages for breach of contract, fraud and deceit, tort, including negligence. The court found that Sandipala had breached the Agreement between the parties and then noted that Oxel was entitled to compensations. Oxel requested detailed explanation regarding the decision and on August 7, 2017, the court provided the explanation as requested.

Johannes Marliem, the key witness of the E-KTP graft case, was not the first key witness to have died during the process of inquisition. The death of witnesses is unfortunately something that has happened way too often.Be it under the supervision of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) or other law enforcement institution witnesses have died by natural cause or other unknown causes. The question that is now lingering in people’s mind is, what will be the fate of the E-KTP graft case now that a key witness is dead?

Linda Suryadi, identified as wife of one Suhardi Suparman AKA Ferry Yen, testified in the trial of Nunun Nurbaeti (wife of Adang Daradjatun, former vice chief of national police and politician from Islamic party PKS) in April 2012 that her husband died in 2007. Ferry’s death basically prevented the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) from investigating ultimate beneficiary owners of the crime (bribing of lawmakers to ensure the election of Miranda Goeltom as senior deputy governor of Bank Indonesia in 2004).

wehoville.com reported few hours ago that authorities have on Friday (Aug 11) identified as a West Hollywood resident the man who barricaded himself in a house on Edinburgh Avenue in the Beverly Grove area. “That man, Johannes Marliem, 32, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at 2 a.m. on Thursday,” the website focused on West Hollywood affairs reported.

Agus Rahardjo, chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) admitted of receiving information about the death of Johannes Marliem, key witness of the E-KTP scandal, in Los Angeles, USA. Most Indonesian media quoted a report from CBS Los Angeles’ report about an armed man, who barricaded himself inside a home in the Beverly Grove area, found dead Thursday morning of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.