Amendment of the Law on the Corruption Eradication Commission
On February 3, 2016, the House Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR) held a working meeting with the Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly, during which both parties discussed the plan to amend the Law No. 20/2003 in connection with Law No. 30/2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). So it appears that the amendment draft is already at the stage of harmonization in the House’s Legislative Board (Baleg) since February 1, 2016.
A New Year for the Ministry of Marine and Fisheries
The Ministry of Marine and Fisheries (KKP) performed incredibly well throughout the year 2015. The Ministry made efficient use of its budget, and maintained a consistently firm policy regime—particularly against the use of destructive fishing method. Not to mention the KKP’s tenacity in enforcing the law against perpetrators of illegal fishing. So what about this year? What should we expect from the KKP?
On The Relationship between Pharmaceutical Cos & Doctors
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has drawn criticism from anti-graft activists and civil society leaders for the so-called ‘institutionalised corruption’ because classifying sponsorship granted by pharmaceutical companies to doctors through hospitals as non-graft item.
PKPU for Niko Resources
The negotiation process for the period of Suspension of Debts Payment (PKPU) of Niko Resources Limited (TSX: NKO) has started. The creditors are said to have held the first meeting on February 1, 2016, but NKO representatives did not attend the meeting in question.
A New Year for Death Penalty
The Surabaya District Court began 2016 with a bold intention. On February 1, 2016 the Panel of Judges chaired by Judge Ferdinandus sentenced the Adjunct Inspector (Aiptu) Abdul Latif and his second wife Indri Rachmawati—both allegedly involved in the case of possession and trafficking of narcotics—with the death penalty. Meanwhile, the Government also revealed a plan to execute 14 (of 130 registered) convicts on the death row.
Gatot Pujo Nugroho’s Graft Case and the North Sumatera DPRD
The disgraced Governor of North Sumatera Gatot Pujo Nugroho is standing trial for two charges of graft, but the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is not done with him. The KPK is still conducting an investigation into the allegation that Gatot bribed members of North Sumatera’s Regional Representative Council (DPRD).
Damayanti’s Case Continues (2)
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) are still examining the bribery case involving the member of the House Commission V of the House of Representatives Damayanti Wisnu Putranti. The case was uncovered after the KPK held a caugh-in-the-act operation (OTT) in early January 2016 and arrested four suspects: Damayanti, her staffers Dessy Edwin and Julia Prasetyarini, and the Director of PT Windhu Tunggal Utama (WTU) Abdul Khoir.
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).