Latest on Corruption in Meranti Islands
Meranti Islands Regent, Muhammad Adil, has been in the headlines some time ago because of an argument with the Ministry of Finance. He even mentioned that the ministry is filled with demons. Interestingly, when the Ministry of Finance is in the spotlight earlier this...
Satgas BLBI Latest Summons
The Satuan Tugas Penanganan Hak Tagih Negara Dana Bantuan Likuiditas Bank Indonesia (Satgas BLBI) only has three weeks left to work. They started to accelerate the summons of obligors who still had to settle their outstanding responsibilities or to settle other...
Constitutional Court Latest Decision
After going through many obstacles accompanied by various controversies, the Constitutional Court finally decided to reject the Judicial Review application which was registered as case No. 141/PUU-XXI/2023. This application attempts to challenge the decision No....
Latest Lawsuit against Satgas BLBI : Cowell Development
Satuan Tugas Penanganan Hak Tagih Negara Dana Bantuan Likuiditas Bank Indonesia (Satgas BLBI), a task force under Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati’s supervision to recover funds from some businessmen related to 1997-1998 financial crisis, faces a new obstacle. With only less than a month left to work, this week, a lawsuit was registered to the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN Jakarta) by PT Cowell Development Tbk (COWL). This is the third lawsuit filed by the troubled company within the past two months.
More Problems in the KPK
In the midst of attacks from many directions, recently the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) openly revealed that the investigation process in two cases at the Ministry of Agriculture and a number of other cases had stalled because the follow-up was not monitored. We know that the KPK announced that there are three clusters of cases involving alleged corruption which are now ensnaring disgraced Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo and this means there are two other cases in the same Ministry that have not been resolved. Our question is of course, who caused the investigation process to stall?
Questioning PP No. 53/2023
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo signed Government Regulation (PP) No. 53/2023 recently. The public was enraged by the provisions which were considered to provide a loophole for injustice because it allowed regional leaders to take part as presidential or vice presidential candidates in the upcoming 2024 election without having to resign from their positions. Mainstream media and the public accused that the regulation was made to accommodate Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s participation.
Latest Corruption in Southeast Sulawesi
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted sting operations in 2021 and uncovered the case of alleged corruption in Kolaka Timur, Southeast Sulawesi. Among those arrested at the time was then Regent, Andi Merya Nur (NasDem). Andi Merya was named as a...
KPK Latest Sting Operation : East Kalimantan, Again
Towards the end of last week, in the midst of many problems faced by the institution, investigators at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) once again carried out a Sting Operation, this time the target was East Kalimantan and related to the National Road...
KPK v POLRI : Buaya v Buaya
Less than two weeks ago, the Chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Filri Bahuri, was named a suspect in the alleged extortion case committed against Syahrul Yasin Limpo (NasDem). Syahrul, who was the Minister of Agriculture at the time of the incident,...
Danny Nugroho Legal Issues : Bankruptcy Lawsuit
In the last two years it seems that Danny Nugroho of Bank Capital has continued to face legal problems. This year, a bankruptcy lawsuit was filed against Danny personally. It is interesting to learn that information regarding this process was deliberately suppressed by the court.