Law Journal: The Case of Benjina
The name Benjina went worldwide after an investigation report was published by the Associated Press about suspicion of indentured services. Soon after the news broke, the Ministry of Marine and Fisheries (KKP), through its Task Force on Combating Illegal Fishing conducted a field investigation and found 322 foreign crews stranded in the factory of PT Pusaka Benjina Resources (PBR) in Benjina, Aru Islands, Maluku. The foreign crew members were suspected as victims of forced labor.
Those Who Might be Dragged into SKKMigas & Tuban Petrochemicals Corruption Case
The National Police searched the offices of Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Task Force (SKKMigas) and PT Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI) in Jakarta on Tuesday (May 5). Both institutions are accused of involvement in corruption case with hundreds of million USD losses to the State. What’s going on?
Developments in Sentul City Bribery Case
President Director of PT Sentul City and also Commissioner of PT Bukit Jonggol Asri (BJA), Kwee Cahyadi Kumala a.k.a Swie Teng finally admitted to having ordered his employee to transfer Rp4 billion to Yohan Yap. Swie Teng confessed at the hearing trial of the Corruption Court in Central Jakarta District Court on Monday, May 4, 2015.
The Case of Gedebage Stadium
The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim Polri) is moving forward with their investigation into alleged graft in the Gelora Bandung Lautan Api (GBLA) sports stadium construction project. The GBLA, which is also known as the Gedebage stadium, was built during the fiscal year of 2009-2014. The project started during the reign of Mayor Dada Rosada. The cost for building the stadium was nothing short of fantastical. The Rp545 billion GBLA stadium was designed specifically for the 2016 National Sports Week (PON) XVI.
Revisiting the Case of D.L. Sitorus
The Minister of Environment & Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar, together with members of the North Sumatra Regional Consultative Council (Muspida), recently visited the office of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The agenda of the visit was to coordinate the execution of 47,000 hectares of palm oil plantation in Padanglawas, North Sumatra, the plantation controlled by the convict Darianus Lungguk (D.L.) Sitorus. It is no longer a secret that several major business groups are eyeing the plantation.
Developments in the TPI Dispute
The panel of judges the Central Jakarta District Court overturned and cancelled the decision of the National Arbitration Agency (BANI) that was issued on December 12, 2014. The BANI decision was a decision on the dispute between PT Cipta Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia (TPI) with PT Berkah Jaya Bersama (BJB), the representative of the owner of MNC Group Hary Tanoesoedibjo. The trial led by presiding judge Kisworo decided to grant in part the petition of the applicants, i.e., Siti Hardianti Rukmana (Tutut), PT Tridan Satriaputra Indonesia, PT Pertiwi, Mohamad Jarman, and TPI.
Investigation into the Procurement of Uninterruptible Power Supply Units Continues
After detaining Alex Usman, one of the graft suspects in the procurement of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for public schools in Jakarta, the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim Polri) again searched several locations to follow up on their investigation. The Bareskrim searched the offices of PT Duta Cipta Artha, one of the winners of the procurement bid.
Robert Tantular & Bank J Trust
The panel of judges of the Central Jakarta District Court, chaired by Judge Robert Siahaan, delayed the verdict on the case of alleged money laundering and fraud against Robert Tantular. Judge Robert Siahaan said that the verdict had to be delayed because his panel of judges had not finished deliberating on the case.
Bank J Trust & Its Problems
After a change of ownership, Bank Mutiara (which was previously Bank Century) changed its name to to Bank J Trust. This transition has left problems that are of legal and political nature. There’s the claim of the holders of investment products of PT Antaboga Delta Securities worth Rp1.4 trillion. There’s the dispute with overseas shareholders. And last but not least, there’s the political risks related to the Bank Century bailout case worth Rp6.7 trillion, which still continues until today.
The AGO in Action: Central Sulawesi
The Attorney General Office (AGO) has been very aggressive. Apart from the execution of death-row drug convicts, the AGO is actively conducting corruption investigations in the regions. Let’s start with looking into their actions in Central Sulawesi.