Amendment to the Law on Combating Terrorism
The House of Representatives agreed on 40 bills to be included in the 2016 Prioritized National Legislation Program (Prolegnas Prioritas 2016), one of which is the bill to amend the Law No. 15/2003 on Combating Terrorism. The process to discuss the Bill has already begun. The Government will submit the Bill with an academic paper attached to the House of Representatives this week.
Prada SA v. Manggala Putra Perkasa : The New Chapter
The trademark dispute between Prada SA against PT Manggala Putra Perkasa (MPP) continues. The Commercial Court of the Central Jakarta District Court has held the first hearing on the dispute on January 28, 2016. In addition to suing MPP, Prada also included the Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights (Ditjen HKI) as a co-defendant.
AGO vs Hary Tanoe Continues
The Attorney General Office (AGO) filed a report to the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Division (Bareksrim POLRI) against media mogul Hary Tanoesoedibjo, who is also the Chairman of Perindo Party, one of the members of the Red-and-White opposition group (KMP). The AGO reported Hary Tanoe in relation to the revealing short message service (SMS) text that the latter sent to one of the AGO investigators in charge of the fraudulent tax restitution case of PT Mobile-8 Telecom Tbk (Mobile-8).
Legislative Journal: Inpres No. 1/2016
The long-awaited regulation meant to protect officials from being criminalized for taking risks with policy making has finally been published. This regulation was signed by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in the form of Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No. 1/2016 on the Acceleration of the Implementation of the National Strategic Projects.
Peace for Duta Palma Nusantara
PT Duta Palma Nusantara’s Suspension of Debt Payment (PKPU) process ended in peace. The plantation company reached peace deals with the majority of its creditors, after being in PKPU since December 18, 2015 at the request of one of its creditors PT Mega Eltra. This was Mega Eltra’s second request for Duta Palma Nusantara’s PKPU after the former’s first request was rejected by the court on November 23, 2015.
The Disturbing Excalation of Trademark & Technology Fees Collected by MNCs
Royalty fees for trademarks, technology licenses, management and ICT services have become source of notable income for multinational companies from their subsidiaries in Indonesia. The increase in these payments, however, is a very disturbing trend for both the State and public shareholders.
Abdul Khoir, Damayanti and the Trans-Seram Project
Abdul Khoir, the director of PT Windhu Tunggal Utama (WTU), was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on January 13, 2016 on the same time the KPK arrested the member of the House Commission V of the House of Representatives Damayanti Wisnu Putranti of PDI-P and her two staffs, Dessy A Edwin and Julia Prasetyarini.
The End for Amir Fauzi?
The Corruption Court in the Central Jakarta District Court read the verdict on the graft case involving the Medan Administrative Court (PTUN Medan) Judge Amir Fauzi on January 27, 2016. Amir is one of the three judges who received bribes from the senior advocate Otto Cornelis Kaligis related to the handling of an embezzlement case in the province of North Sumatra.
Solaris Prima v. Syariah Mandiri and Kutilang Paksi Mas (Part II)
The dispute concerning a breach of contract between PT Bank Syariah Mandiri (BSM) and PT Solaris Prima Energy (Solaris) continues. Both parties failed to reach an agreement at mediation. The case is now entering the stage of hearing. Solaris’ legal counsel Gita Petrimalia confirmed that an agreement was not reached because BSM refuses to pay the disputed bank guarantee. BSM’s legal counsel Rizaldi Pratomo Yudho was reluctant to disclose the reasons why his client refused to issue the bank guarantee to Solaris.
Lino Lost
The pre-trial contest between the former President Director of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Persero) (Pelindo II) Richard Joost Lino against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is over. The sole presiding judge of the trial Judge Udjiati rejected Lino’s petition and decided that Lino’s determination as a suspect was legitimate. The KPK said that it would immediately conduct an official investigation against Lino in his capacity as a suspect.