The period of Suspension of Debts Payments (PKPU) for PT Tehate Putra Tunggal and its subsidiary PT Trimaten Gemilang continues. The creditors recently agreed to giving 30 days of additional time for the Companies upon learning that they’re still responsible for several electricity projects.

The trial of tax official Handang Soekarno and the Managing Director of PT EK Prima Ekspor (EKP, a subsidiary of LuLu Group International) Rajesh “Mohan” Rajmohanan Nair continues. In the hearing held on March 6, 2017, the court summoned several more witnesses to confirm the testimonies presented in previous trial session. New names were mentioned.

The senior advocate (and graft convict) Otto Cornelis (OC) Kaligis filed for a Reconsideration (PK) on his involvement in a bribery. The preliminary hearing was held on February 27, 2017 in the Central Jakarta District Court and Kaligis asked the panel of judges to prevent the prosecutors from attending the trial. On March 6, 2017, the panel of judges decided to decline Kaligis’ request. So the trial shall continue.

On March 2, 2017, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) examined Ahmad Bambang, the former vice president director of PT Pertamina (Persero), as a witness in the graft case of PT Pertamina Trans Kontinental (the subsidiary of Pertamina). It was later revealed that the AGO had examined Ahmad in connection to a different case, though it is supposedly still related to Pertamina Trans Kontinental.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) wrapped up their examination of the two suspects in the electronic identity cards (E-KTP) graft case in the first week of February 2017. By March 1, the dockets of suspects Sugiharto and Irman were transferred to the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court as one indictment. Both men will thus be tried together. The Corruption Court registered the case on March 3, 2017 and the first hearing has been scheduled for March 9, 2017. It’s interesting that coinciding with the registration of the trial the House of Representatives (DPR). through the Expertise Committee (BK), began to speak once more on the plan to revise several provisions in the KPK Law. Some believe that this move is not just a coincidence.

PT AKR Corporindo Tbk (AKRA), the largest distributor of fuel in private sector, filed a bankruptcy lawsuit against its business partner PT Kapuas Tunggal Persada (KTP), the subsidiary of PT Mutiara Bara Energy, in December 2016 over Rp19.63 billion debt dispute. In the petition, AKRA mentioned several other creditors, but KTP claimed to not recognize the other creditors. The Panel of Judges of the Commercial Court of the Central Jakarta District Court decided in favor of KTP and rejected AKRA’s lawsuit.

In the first week of February 2017 the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) wrapped up their examination of the two suspects in the electronic identity card (E-KTP) procurement graft case. The dockets of suspects Sugiharto and Irman were transferred to the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court as one indictment—both men will thus be tried at once—on March 1. The Corruption Court have 7 days to register the case and determine the start date of the trial.

The disgraced Governor of North Sumatera Gatot Pujo Nugroho, as we all know, is involved in four different cases of corruption, one of which is the bribery of the members of the North Sumatera Representatives Council (DPRD). The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named 12 former members of DPRD as suspects in said case. The first batch of suspects were convicted in June 2016. On March 2, 2017, the last 7 suspects were convicted. As for Gatot, his trial for this case is being held in the Corruption Court of the Medan District Court in North Sumatera.

After the resignation of Patrialis Akbar, the Constitutional Court is in need of one more Justice. It is all the more unfortunate that Patrialis was caught for bribery just before the simultaneous regional elections. The need for a new Justice to join the ranks has become more urgent now the Constitutional Court is reviewing dozens of election dispute lawsuits. The President has signed a Presidential Decree and formed a Selection Committee in search for the new Justice, but the cutoff date for the registration of candidates is March 31, 2017 whereas the examination of the dispute petitions will take place in the third week of March 2017, with the election runoff stage to be conducted on April 19, 2017. Can the Constitutional Court handle the burden for the time being?

The trial of the Official of the Directorate General of Taxation Handang Soekarno, and the Managing Director of PT EK Prima Ekspor (EKP, a subsidiary of LuLu Group International) Rajesh “Mohan” Rajmohanan Nair continues. In the hearing held on February 27, 2017, the court heard the account of several witnesses, including the Head the VI Tax Office for Foreign Investment (KPP PMA VI) Johnny Sirait. In his testimony, Johnny spoke on the role of Head of the Jakarta Special Regional Office for the Directorate General of Taxation Muhammad Haniv.