President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is set to take the oath of 17 new Indonesian ambassadors this afternoon (Mar. 13). Three out of said 17 new ambassadors are politicians from political parties that are members of President Jokowi’s ruling coalition. One is known for being the President’s supporter ever since the 2014 presidential election.

In December 2016 the Government promulgated the Government Regulation (PP) No. 72/2016 (to revise the PP No. 44/2005 on Procedure and Administration of the State Capital Investment in State-Owned Enterprises and Limited Liability Companies). The PP 72/2016 was meant to protect the Government’s plan to establish holding companies for State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN). Last Friday, a community organization represented by former Constitutional Court Justice Mahfud MD decided to challenge the regulation and filed for a Judicial Review at the Supreme Court.

After the Commission II of the House of Representatives (DPR) agreed to provide the Ministry of Home Affairs with the budget for their electronic identity card (E-KTP) card project, bribes were supposedly distributed.

In the first trial of the two defendants in the E-KTP graft case—Sugiharto and Irman—the prosecutors laid out the chronology of the case and other details, such as information on the compensation scheme promised. The discussion between Irman, Sugiharto, Diah Anggraini, Golkar, and the Democratic Party faction supposedly produced the following agreement:

On March 9, 2017, the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court held the first hearing on the trial of the two defendants in the electronic identity card (E-KTP) procurement graft case, i.e., Sugiharto and Irman. The prosecutors of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) read the indictment of the two defendants. And here’s summary of what it contains.

On February 22, 2017 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo promulgated the Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 18/2017 on Procedures for Acceptance and Distribution of Donations by Community Organizations in the Prevention of Terrorism. Perpres 18/2017 is meant to address the scenario whereby community organizations (Ormas) are being used as means of financing terrorism.

Putu Sudiartana’s trial is over. The former member of the House Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR), and former cadre of Democratic Party, was found guilty of bribery on March 8, 2017. Putu was sentenced to imprisonment, and the panel of judges also revoked his rights to run for office for 5 consecutive years.

The legal counsel of PT Central Steel Indonesia (CSI) seemed to have failed to convince the shareholders to transfer their rights to the Company’s assets for the new investors. And so the new investors may withdraw their intention to invest, in which case the Company wouldn’t have a way to pay their debts to the creditors. Meanwhile, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO)’s investigation of a graft case has led to two of the CSI’s directors being named as suspects.

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.