Honggo Wendratno: Catch Me If You Can
The key person in the scandals surrounding PT Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI), Mr Honggo Wendratno, who is suspect in the case alongside R Priyono (former head of the powerful BPMigas), is reportedly in Singapore hospital for heart treatment. Really?
MV Hai Fa Escaped Conviction
The MV Hai Fa tramper vessels that was found guilty of Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) had escaped conviction and possibly returned to its country. The MV Hai Fa was found operating without Letter of Sailing Approval (SPB) and the Certificate of Eligible Operation (SLO). It was subsequently detained in the region IX of the Ambon Navy base. But the High Prosecutor (Kejati) office of Ambon did not file for a cassation after the Ambon’s High Court (PT) ruled that MV Hai Fa was to be returned to its owner. The Kejati Ambon said they could not file for a cassation because there was no new evidence to be presented before the Supreme Court.
Legal Problems with E-Commerce
On June 8, 2015, a research institution called Indonesia Club filed a police report on Uber Taxi, Easy Taxi and GrabTaxi. The three services have supposedly violated Law No. 13/2003, Law No. 22/2009, PP No. 83/2012, Permenkominfo No. 21/2013, and PP No. 74/2014.
Drugs Promotion
In Indonesia, a great many physicians still write their prescription by hand. It’s long been the subject of jokes. Aside from looking like Babylonian cuneiform, the are those who believe that these handwritten prescriptions hold another problems, ethical ones.
Peace for Nyonya Meneer
The Semarang Commercial Court have finally decided to ratify the peace agreement between PT Nyonya Meneer and its 36 creditors on Monday, June 8, 2015. By doing so, the process of homologation ended Nyonya Meneer’s Suspension of Debts Payment (PKPU) trial.
The Problem with Debt Collections
Standard Chartered Indonesia (SCI) was given it first anmaning (warning) by the South Jakarta District Court (PN Jaksel) on June 3, 2015. SCI was ordered to immediately compensate Victoria Silvia Beltiny in the amount of Rp1 billion, as per the decision of the Supreme Court (MA) in 2013.
On the Sentul City Bribe Case: Verdict for Swie Teng
On Monday, June 8, 2015 Judges of the Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced the President Director of Sentul City Kwee Cahyadi Kumala a.k.a Swie Teng to five years in prison with a fine of Rp300 million subsidiary 3 months prison tim. The sentence is lighter than the demands of the Public Prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK): six years and five months in prison and a fine of Rp500 million subsidiary 5 months in prison.
KPK vs Hadi Poernomo Continues
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) decided to appeal against the court decision on the pre-trial of the former Director General of Taxation Hadi Poernomo. Acting Chief of KPK, Indriyanto Seno Adji argued that the appeal is the proper step to question the decision of Judge Haswandi, the presiding judge of Hadi Poernomo’s pre-trial.
Legislative Journal: the Bill on Criminal Code
The Ministry of Law and Human Rights submitted the latest version of the Bill on the Criminal Code (RKUHP) to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on May 30, 2015. The President eventually signed and issued the Presidential Letter (Surpres) on the government’s readiness to discuss the 2015 RKUHP on June 5, 2015. With the release of the Surpres, the government will officially submit the RKUHP for deliberation to the House of Representatives (DPR), in this case the House Commission III.
The POLRI in Action, Part II
The National Police (POLRI) has been very aggressive in investigating corruption cases in the past few weeks. It’s one of the positive sides of Jokowi-Kalla administration. It’s a welcome progress after the exhausting, four-month drama between POLRI and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on the backdrop of Police Commissioner General Budi Gunawan’s graft case. Let’s have a look at POLRI’s investigation into the Payment Gateway case and the Fictitious Rice Farm case.