The Minister of Environment and Forestry recently published several Minister Regulations (Permen KLHK) to implement the terms set forth in the Goverment Regulation (PP) 57/2016 regarding the Protection and Management of Peat Ecosystem. One of the implementing regulations is the Permen No. P.17/MENLHK/SETJEN/KUM.1/2/2017 on Commercial Plantation Forest Development, which revised Permen No. P.12/MENLHK-II/2015. But the revision written down in the Permen P.17 raised objections from various parties, especially from the owners of forest utilization permit.

A construction company based in Lampung PT Hanjung Indonesia entered their period of Suspension of Debts Payment (PKPU) in March 2017 after the Panel of Judges of the Commercial Court of the Central Jakarta District Court decided to accept the PKPU lawsuit filed by one of the Company’s creditor PT Hermes Cargo Service. The PKPU process is a second chance for the Company after escaping a bankruptcy lawsuit in February 2017.

The trial of the two defendants in the electronic identity cards (E-KTP) graft case continues. In the hearing held on April 17, 2017 the Court was supposed to hear the testimony of six witnesses, but due to resource shortage and limited time, the Panel of Judges wrapped up the hearing after listening to the testimonies of two witnesses.

Rajesh “Mohan” Rajamohanan Nair, the managing director PT EK Prima Ekspor (EKP, a subsidiary of Lulu Group International) who was caught bribing the Directorate General of Taxation Official Handang Soekarno, was found guilty of all charges by the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court. Mohan must serve 3 years in prison. But even though Mohan’s Trial has ended, the trial of Handang Soekarno has only begun. New evidence was revealed in the first hearing of Handang’s trial.

The trial of the suspects of the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) bribery case continues. An important testimony was given by Bakamla’s Head of Office for Marine Perils Information Management Col. (Navy) (Ret.) Arief Meidyanto. Outside of the trial, the KPK named a new suspect..

The trial of the two defendants in the electronic identity cards (E-KTP) graft case continues. The Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court listened to the statements and testimonies of the individuals with the knowledge on the “Fatmawati Team” last week.

The Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court read their verdict for Amran HI Mustary, the former head of the IX National Roads Implementing Board (BPJN IX) brought down by graft allegations related to the Trans-Seram road project. The Panel of Judges found Amran guilty of all charges, but investigation into the case may continue. The case has so far ensnared 10 people including the former member of the House Commission V of the House of Representatives Damayanti Wisnu Putranti (PDI-P) and the President Director of PT Windhu Tunggal Utama Abdul Khoir.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is currently investigating four cases of corruption in the subsidiaries of PT Pertamina (Persero). On April 9, 2017, the AGO said that the docket of four suspects on the case related to PT Pertamina Patra Niaga had been completed and transferred for prosecution. On the case related to Dana Pensiun Pertamina, the AGO examined several stock brokerage firms suspected of helping the foundation in investing funds.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to investigate the allegation of bribery involving the board of directors of state-owned enterprise PT Penataran Angkatan Laut Indonesia (Persero) (PAL Indonesia). The KPK arrested one suspect, who was overseas when the case was unravelled, and had since examined several witnesses. The KPK also updated the information they have related to one other suspect.