The trial of Yana Mulyana, the disgraced mayor of Bandung (a politician from Prabowo’s Gerindra), and two other bribee just ended. Without much attention, Yana was found guilty of corruption.

Earlier this year the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced their investigation in Central Kalimantan and named the then Regent of Kapuas, Ben Brahim S Bahat (politician from Golkar) and his wife, Ary Egahni Ben Bahat (NasDem), as suspects. This week, the couple was found guilty.

The trial of three bribee in the case of corruption involving railway projects at the Directorate General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation ended this week. The three defendants, who were officials of the Directorate General, have been found guilty.

The Kayan Cascade Hydroelectric Power Plant (PLTA) located in North Kalimantan is said to be the largest hydropower plant in Southeast Asia because it will use an area of more than 2,600 hectares and five dams to generate 9,000 MW of electricity. The development of this hydropower plant has been discussed since 2011, with initial cooperation with investors from China. However, there is not much news about the progress of the project until in early October 2022, when the initiator of the PLTA Kayan, PT Kayan Hydro Energy (PT KHE) signed a construction agreement with Sumitomo Corporation. Earlier this week, various national media outlets reported that PT KHE has completed all construction permits, however, the company has actually filed a new lawsuit against the Ministry of Public Works. This is apart from several other cases that are still ongoing.

The dispute between PT Media Property Indonesia (PT MPI, a part of Surya Paloh —NasDem, Media Group), and PT China Sonangol Media Investment (PT CSMI) and its holding CS Real Estate Pte Ltd was over a couple of years ago after years of uncertainty. At the end of 2021, PT CSMI changed its name to PT Surya Indonesia Satu Property (PT SISP). But problems still follow the company. Two years after debt restructuring efforts ended in peace, this week several creditors filed a lawsuit seeking to cancel the peace agreement. One of the creditors in question is PT Acset Indonusa Tbk (ACST).

The disgraced Regent of Sidoarjo, Saiful Ilah (PKB), had been found guilty of corruption for the second time. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) once again manages to prove that Saiful is indeed guilty. He is sentenced to five years in prison. More than a...

Trial of the former Echelon III official at the Ministry of Finance, Rafael Alun Trisambodo, is coming to an end. Rafael, as we all know, is standing trial in the case of alleged corruption and money laundering. This week, The prosecutors demanded the court to punish...

PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk (WSKT) can breathe a little easier after the debt restructuring lawsuit (PKPU) filed by Bukaka Teknik Utama (BUKK), a company controlled by the family of Jusuf Kalla (former vice president, main supporter of Anies Baswedan—presidential candidate from Nasdem, PKS, and PKB), was rejected by the court. Even so, Waskita Karya cannot let its guard down. As of today, there are 13 PKPU lawsuits filed against Waskita Karya.

Towards the end of last week, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officially announced the latest case of alleged corruption at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise and has named the former Head of the Customs and Excise Office in Yogyakarta, Eko Darmanto, as suspect. The disclosure of this case was part of the crackdown which also ultimately ensnared Andhi Pramono, the one who led the institution’s office in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Similar to Andhi’s case, Eko is trapped in his own habit of showing off his wealth.

The Satuan Tugas Penanganan Hak Tagih Negara Dana Bantuan Likuiditas Bank Indonesia (Satgas BLBI) published five new summons this week, less than two weeks before the Satgas' term ends. The first summon announced this week was summon No. PENG-138/KSB/2023. The parties...