Back in 2018, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a sting operation in North Sumatera and arrested the then Regent of Labuhanbatu, Pangonal Harahap (PDIP). Just like a lot of other graft cases, Pangonal received bribes from local contractors namely...

At the beginning of this week, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) published the results of the 2023 Business Competition Index study conducted by the Center Economics and Development Studies (CEDS) at Padjadjaran University (UNPAD). Overall, CEDS...

Five years ago, in the presidential candidate debate ahead of the 2019 election, presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo boasted of his administration's achievements, that his administration had not issued permits for the use of very large land areas enjoyed by a...

In the previous article we mentioned a brief background and Government’s achievement on the implementation of the National Strategic Projects (PSN) and just like other projects, the process is prone to corruption. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) had warned...

In the midst of all the legal problems that have hit the administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, the implementation of Government programs continues. With less than a year remaining before the administration changes, the Government is determined to complete...

Towards the end of December 2023, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) issued OJK Regulation (POJK) No. 22/2023. In this regulation, the OJK's authority to carry out civil lawsuits is strengthened, but what also attracts public attention is that the OJK has finally...

The drafting of the Bill on Forfeiture of Criminal Assets has been started since 2008. The goal is noble, so that the criminals who have caused losses to the State will lose the proceeds of their crimes and State losses can be recovered immediately. But the road to...

The most anticipated trial of the year finally ended. The former Echelon III official at the Ministry of Finance, Rafael Alun Trisambodo, who stands trial in the case of alleged corruption and money laundering has been found guilty. Rafael was sentenced to prison in accordance with prosecutors’ demands, but several of the KPK’s allegations were deemed unproven. As a result, the compensation required by the court was not even half the sentence given to his son, Mario Dandy, in a separate case. The KPK is considering appealing.

Towards the end of 2023, the Director General of Minerals and Coal at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources was sued by PT Fajar Mentaya Abadi, there is no information regarding this lawsuit but the company name is very familiar to us. This company was mentioned for being involved in the case of alleged corruption that ensnared the Regent of East Kotawaringin, Supian Hadi (PDIP). What is interesting is that even though Supian has been a suspect since 2019, until now he has not been arrested and even still wants to take part in the upcoming regional head election as a candidate for governor.

Former official of the Directorate General of Taxation at the Ministry of Finance, Rafael Alun Trisambodo, will be sentenced today. The prosecutors of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) previously demanded Rafael to be sentenced to 14 years in prison for allegedly using his position to commit corruption and money laundering. If the Panel of Judges decides in favor of the KPK and eventually the public, then the outcome of the trial can be predicted. It is hoped that the decision will be a new start for the Ministry of Finance to reform the Directorate General of Taxation, however, we cannot forget that in more than a decade, there have been dozens of officials at the same directorate general who have also been convicted of corruption.