PT Binamitra Sumberarta, a subsidiary of PT Delta Ultima Coal (Delta Coal) is facing a lawsuit on Suspension of Debts Payment (PKPU) filed by two of its business partners: PT RPP Contractors Indonesia (RCI) and PT Uletbulu Mining. But in the ongoing mediation process, Binamitra stated that the debt dispute appeared because the two partners were in default, a situation that caused losses to Binamitra. In defense of its claim therefore Binamitra filed a civil lawsuits against RCI and Uletbulu Mining separately through two different district courts.

On August 15, 2016 the trial of Doddy Arianto Supeno, an employee of PT Artha Pratama Anugerah (APP), which is a subsidiary of Lippo Group, continues. Doddy was caught bribing the Registrar of the Central Jakarta District Court Edy Nasution. Present as a witness at the hearing was the former Secretary of the Supreme Court Nurhadi Abdurrachman, who is also being investigated in the same case.

Just a few weeks after being appointed to replace Bambang Brodjonegoro, the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati published the final technical and implementing regulation on the implementation of the Tax Amnesty program. The Regulation of the Minister of Finance (PMK) No. 122/PMK.08/2016 regulates the Procedures for Transfer of Taxpayer’s Assets into the Territory of Indonesia and its Placement in the Investment Instruments outside of the Financial Markets. Here is a brief overview of the PMK 122.

On July 20, 2016 the Ministry of Finance led by Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro published the Finance Minister Regulation (PMK) No. 119/PMK.08/2016 on the Procedures for the Transfer of Taxpayers’ Assets into the Territory of Indonesia and its Placement in the Investment Instruments on Financial Markets. After Bambang was moved to the Ministry of National Planning, and the new Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawatri took over, the PMK 119 was revised to include several new items. And so last week, the PMK No. 123/PMK.08/2016 was published.

The Government through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry finally won a civil lawsuit filed against a company suspected of starting forest fire. After nearly half a year of trial, on August 11, 2016, the Panel of Judges of the South Jakarta District Court decided to partially grant the lawsuit against PT National Sago Prima (NSP). NSP was found guilty for damaging the environment.

The Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court held the last hearing for the trial of the former Director General of Sea Transportation in the Ministry of Transportation Bobby Mamahit on August 10, 2016, 2016. Bobby was allegedly involved in the corruption of the Phase III Development of the Education and Training Center for Marine Studies (BP21P).

More than a year has passed since PT Jaba Garmindo was officially declared bankrupt by the Commercial Court of the Central Jakarta District Court. Nevertheless, problems related to the Company’s insolvency proceedings still linger. Four months after Jaba Garmindo was declared bankrupt, two of its creditors filed a lawsuit against the team of curators and five other parties disputing the auction of assets. But on August 10, 2016, the long awaited lawsuit was declined by the Panel of Judges of the Central Jakarta District Court and the creditors were left disappointed.

The Supreme Court decide to reject the petition for cassation filed by the senior advocate Otto Cornelis (OC) Kaligis, who’s been found guilty of bribing three judges and one registrar of the Medan State Administrative Court (PTUN Medan). With this decision, the Assembly of Cassation decided to once again aggravate Kaligis’ sentence.

The debt dispute between PT Grahalintas Properti against one of its creditors PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk (BNGA) continues. In the last meeting of creditors held on August 8, 2016, the creditors agreed to grant Grahalintas an extension of 60 days. The Company stated that it would the additional time to study and fulfill the requirements BNGA demanded, one of which is to have a personal guarantee from Samin Tan.

After two months of proceeding, on August 10, 2016 the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court heard the demands of the prosecutors in the case against the former President Director of PT Agung Podomoro Land Tbk (APLN) Ariesman Widjaja and his aide Trinanda Prihantoro. Both men were accused of bribing the member of the Jakarta Regional Representatives Council (DPRD Jakarta) Mohamad Sanusi with the expectation that Sanusi would help guide the deliberation on the draft regional regulations (Raperda) concerning reclamation in Jakarta in APLN’s favor.