Disputes following the Shutdown of Maritim Timur Jaya (Part I)
In August 2015, the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim), which at the time was led by the Commissioner-General (Pol) Budi Waseso (Buwas), thwarted a drug smuggling attempt and started an investigation into narcotics production in Indonesia. The investigation led the Bareskrim to several parties involved in the making of counterfeit visa for the ship crew employed by PT Fujian Anda Oceanic Fisheries, which is closely related to the Fujian Provincial Pingtan County Ocean Fishing Group Co Ltd. In Indonesia, Fujian Anda is the partner of PT Maritim Timur Jaya (MTJ), a company belonging to Tomy Winata.
Corruption in the Supreme Court: Speculations
On June 15, 2016, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a Sting Operation in Sunter, North Jakarta and arrested the Registrar of North Jakarta District Court Rohadi and 3 others. The next day, Rohadi and the other three arrested were named suspects of bribery in a sexual abuse case involving a celebrity named Saipul Jamil. After developing their investigation, the KPK found that Rohadi was involved in another case of a bigger scale. On August 26, 2016, the KPK named Rohadi a graft suspect in a different case, but details on said case has remained undisclosed. Speculations quickly began to spread.
Indosat v. Lintas Teknologi Indonesia
PT Indosat Tbk (ISAT) must once again face a lawsuit filed by one of its partner PT Lintas Teknologi Indonesia (LTI), the subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent. Both companies have actually been in a civil dispute since 2014 and today the dispute is still at the stage of cassation. But despite that on-going process, LTI felt necessary to sue ISAT once more by seeking to place the latter in Suspension of Debts Payment (PKPU).
Verdict for Andri Tristianto
The trial of the former Head of the Specific Civil Appeals and Reconsideration Sub-Directorate in the Supreme Court (MA) Andri Tristianto Sutrisna is over. The Panel of Judges of the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court decided to sentence Andri to 9 years in prison. The trial, however, led to the introduction of many new evidence, which has moved the KPK towards conducting further investigation.
Imported Cattle and Beef Cartel: Legal Proceedings
Back in April, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) conducted a trial to examine allegations of cartel-like practices involving 32 feedlotter. The KPPU concluded that the 32 companies tried had deliberately conspired to influence the supply of beef and its price. Said companies were thus ordered to pay a fine to the extent of its involvement in the conspiracy. But as expected, the companies filed their objections through lawsuits in several different district courts. On these objections, the Supreme Court decided to appoint the Central Jakarta District Court as the sole district court responsible for the cases.
Nur Alam and the Mining Mess in Southeast Sulawesi (Part II)
The investigation into Governor of Southeast Sulawesi Nur Alam’s involvement in corruption began with the report that the Financial Reporting and Analysis Centre (PPATK) submitted to the Attorney General’s Office in 2012. The report detailed several massive bank accounts belonging to ten heads of regions in Indonesia. Bu the AGO, for one reason or another, could not finish the investigation. The KPK later conducted their own investigation into Nur Alam based on other reports.
Nur Alam and the Mining Mess in Southeast Sulawesi (Part I)
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named the Southeast Sulawesi Governor Nur Alam a graft suspect. The Governor allegedly abused his authority in providing certificates of mining permit for PT Anugrah Harisma Barakah (AHB) between the year 2009 to 2014. The KPK said that they had already found sufficient preliminary evidence in this case. The KPK has been investigating Nur Alam’s alleged involvement in corruption since 2012. In this series of articles, we’d like to talk about Nur Alam’s suspected modus of operandi.
Revision of Government Regulation No.79/2010
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) is set to revise the Government Regulation (PP) No 79/2010 on Cost Recovery and Income Tax for Upstream Oil&Gas. The revision is considered an urgent business for the rules set in said PP have been considered counterproductive to investment.
Governor of Southeast Sulawesi Named A Graft Suspect
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named the Governor of Southeast Sulawesi Nur Alam, a politician of the National Mandate Party (PAN), as a graft suspect. Nur Alam is suspected of abusing his authority in the granting of mining license in two regencies between the period of 2009 to 2014. The KPK claimed to have secure two items of evidence and more would be collected. KPK Commissioner Laode Muhammad Syarif told the press yesterday that the Nur Alam is suspected of abusing the issuance of decision letters on the reservation of mining areas and mining exploration licenses (IUP).
The End for Meranti Maritime?
PT Meranti Maritime and its owner Henry Djuhari are officially bankrupt. The status is confirmed for the Company’s process of Suspension of Debts Payment (PKPU) has exceeded the time limit given by the law and the debt dispute was left unresolved. That said, Meranti Maritime and Henry Djuhari have already left many legal problems behind. Can these problems be solved despite the Company’s insolvency?