In the midst of the successive attacks that were leveled at the Government, several parties used this opportunity to complain about several allegations of corruption. This is of course a very common thing, but it becomes unusual when the reported problem involves parties who have prolonged legal problems and the other party involved in this case is an admired figure. This is what happened when the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) received a report regarding alleged corruption carried out by the former Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights, Eddy Hiariej. Eddy, who was at the peak of his career, was made a suspect not long after, but he fought back. This resistance bore fruit, at least for now, after Eddy’s pre-trial lawsuit was granted by the South Jakarta District Court.

For the umpteenth time, Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators have carried out a Sting Operation in East Java. This time, the KPK succeeded in securing a number of parties and uncovering a case of alleged corruption in Sidoarjo. After the initial...

Peer-to-peer lending platform (P2P lender), Investree, was ambitious to help strengthen the Indonesian economy by providing financial assistance to SMEs, especially those affected by COVID-19. This ambition is what makes them get a series of funding even in the midst...

As explained in the previous article, Tom Lembong’s appearance to the public caused commotion. But the public actually know that each presidential and vice presidential candidate has oligarchic support even before Jatam published their latest press release and website, therefore this topic will not attract that much attention if the parties did not decide to hold a public feud. What is interesting for us is a different question from several parties, has Tom Lembong —during his time as head of BKPM— ever made any destructive decisions?

On Jan, 26, 2024, the Mining Advocacy Network (Jaringan Advokasi Tambang – Jatam), a non-governmental organization that focuses on human rights, gender, environmental, indigenous people and social justice issues in the mining and oil and gas industry, published a press release reviewing the network of mining and energy oligarchs in the camps of each presidential and vice presidential candidate.

In the first week of September 2023, Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar or better known as Gus Muhaimin (formerly Cak Imin), chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB), officially became the vice presidential candidate who will pair with the presidential candidate from the Koalisi Perubahan untuk Persatuan (KPP), Anies Baswedan. Simultaneously with this decision, news emerged regarding the progress of the investigation into the case of alleged corruption at the Ministry of Manpower which is being investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

The Directorate General of State Assets (DJKN) at the Ministry of Finance recorded a total auction transaction value of Rp44.34 trillion throughout 2023. This achievement is the highest in the history of auctions implementation in Indonesia. Indirectly, this achievement was possible because of the cases handled by the Ministry of Finance and the recognition of DJKN by the public.

The trial of the case of corruption involving officials of the Directorate General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation is still ongoing and we know the case concerns railway projects in several different regions and therefore are examined by different...

It has been nearly three years since the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered the case brokering scandal in the institution, the case which ensnared then Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Azis Syamsuddin (Golkar). Six months after the case...

Towards the end of 2023, a lawsuit on breach of contract was filed to the Central Jakarta Court. One of the plaintiffs is PT Lamicitra Nusantara while one of the defendants is PT Dana Tabungan dan Asuransi Pegawai Negeri (Persero) or better known as PT Taspen (Persero). Recently the court decided that the dispute ended with peace. The court did not reveal the information on the cause of dispute between the parties, but the names of the parties reminded us of the Taspen scandal that occurred three decades ago.