Second Case for La Nyalla
The High Court of East Java do not want to waste time in developing the investigation of cases involving the Chairman of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) La Nyalla Mattalitti. After issuing a new warrant of inquisition (Sprindik) for La Nyalla on the suspicion of embezzling the grants of the East Java Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (Kadin East Java), on April 22, 2016 La Nyalla was again named as a suspect in a different case.
Updates on the Arrest of the Central Jakarta District Court’s Registrar
As we previously reported, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) once again conducted a sting operation in the morning of April 20, 2016. This time, the KPK reportedly arrested the Registrar Secretary (Pansek) of the Central Jakarta District Court Edy Nasution. A day after, the KPK named Edy and one other person as suspects on the case of alleged bribery.
Updates on United Coal’s Insolvency
The insolvency proceedings of PT United Coal Indonesia has entered a new phase. The supervisory judge is said to have endorsed the company’s bankruptcy documents since March 29, 2016. A number of the company’s assets—properties and shares in other companies—were successfully tracked and secured by the team of curators. These findings also provide hope to the creditors since the team of curator previously estimated that the assets of the company would not be sufficient to pay off all of the Company’s debts.
Revisiting the Amendment of the Broadcasting Law
After years of delay, the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Government restarted the discussion on amending the Broadcasting Law No. 32/2002. What we can expect?
KPK and Sting Operations
On April 20, 2016 the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) reportedly conducted a sting operation. One of the parties arrested was the Registrar of the Central Jakarta District Court. The operation is the sixth one conducted under the management of the new KPK leadership—the leadership officially assumed control on December 21, 2015. Here’s the list:
New Suspects on the Bank DKI Case
Despite the news of rampant corruption inside the institution, the High Court of Jakarta (Kejati Jakarta), under its new leader Sudung Situmorang, continues to investigate corruption cases. On April 20, 2016, the Special Criminal Investigators in Kejati Jakarta announced to the press that it had named two new suspects in the fraudulent granting of credit facility from Bank DKI.
Asmin Koalindo Tuhup Close to Bankruptcy?
PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT) voluntarily applied for Suspension of Debts Payment (PKPU) in January 2016 and has since reached a peace agreement with its creditors. But not long after, two of AKT’s creditors each filed for an appeal against this homologation.
The Sumber Waras Case, the Panama Papers, & the Amendment of BPK Law
After the meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo last week, Harry Azhar Azis confirmed that the Sumber Waras case was indeed one of the issues discussed between the BPK leaders and the President. Harry Azhar said that he and his colleagues presented their findings on the state losses incurred from the land procurement deal between the Government of Jakarta and the Yayasan Kesehatan Sumber Waras (YKSW), a foundation that manages the Sumber Waras Hospital.
Legislative Journal : Permen Agraria No. 18/2016
After issuing the regulation concerning the right to occupancy or house ownership by foreigners domiciled in Indonesia, the Government through the Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning published a new regulation restricting the ownership of agricultural land by individuals and legal entities. This regulation contained in the Regulation of the Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (Permen Agraria) No. 18/2016 on the Control of Agricultural Land Ownership.
Legislative Journal: Permen Agraria No. 13/2016
The regulation to implement Art. 11 of the Government Regulation (PP) No. 103/2015 on house ownership for a foreign citizen (WNA) is finally published; in the form of Regulation of the Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (Permen Agraria) No. 13/2016.