Over five years ago, towards the end of 2018, a Singapore-based consultancy firm, Mitora Pte Ltd, filed a lawsuit against Yayasan Harapan Kita and the children of the late President Soeharto. At the heart of the dispute was the management of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII). The parties managed to resolve the case with agreement not long after and the lawsuit was dropped. However, in 2021, Mitora filed a similar lawsuit, this time the lawsuit focuses on the Yayasan Purna Bhakti Pertiwi and is still targeting Soeharto’s children. The lawsuit was again withdrawn. We have been wondering what happened to the dispute because we did not hear any developments between the parties until this week. Mitora through its legal counsel announced that they plan to file three lawsuits, the first has been registered to the Central Jakarta District Court on the last day of January 2024.

Trial on the allegation of case brokers that rocked the Supreme Court continues and recently the court listened to the prosecutors demands for the latest defendant who is also former commissioner of Wika Beton, Dadan Tri Yudianto, who acted as intermediary between the parties.

We know that Karen Agustiawan, former president director of PT Pertamina (Persero), was once again named suspect in a case of alleged corruption related to decisions she made while in office. Previously she was convicted in a similar case of alleged corruption only to be released by the Supreme Court in a decision that sparked debate regarding the definition of corruption. This time, Karen took her time and filed for a pre-trial against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) but the attempt failed. This week, Karen stands trial, again.

The Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court was authorized to examine the case of Stefanus Roy Rening, former legal counsel of the disgraced Governor of Papua, Lukas Enembe (deceased). We know that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) indicted Roy for obstruction of justice as he was supposedly the one who persuaded Lukas and the people of Papua to fight against the KPK decisions years ago. In the middle of the inquisition stage, we know Roy, through his colleague, tried to challenge the law to the Constitutional Court and reasoned that an advocate was protected by immunity, but the petition was denied. Towards the end of last week, Roy had been found guilty.

Apart from outlining work targets, The new set of leaders of the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) for the 2023 – 2028 term of office also tries to complete homework left by previous leaders. One of the homework that is of concern is the implementation and execution of decisions. Until now, there have been hundreds of business actors who have not complied with the KPPU’s decision.

The new set of leaders of the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) for the 2023 – 2028 term of office has started working. The commission recently published their initiative to achieve their work targets for the first 100 days which consisted of three main sectors, namely energy (oil and gas), digital markets, and food security. The focus on oil and gas sector related to avtur sales had been widely reported, but the other two sectors are as important.

This week, the Election Organizers' Honorary Council (DKPP) read out its decision on four reports alleging that the Chairman of the General Election Commission (KPU), Hasyim Asy'ari, and six KPU members committed violations of the code of ethics. It was decided that...

It has been a while since the investigation into the case of alleged corruption in State-owned construction company, PT Amarta Karya (Persero), started. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named two suspects in the case back in May 2023 and the court...

In just about one year, since the end of 2022, PT Rekayasa Industri (Rekind)—a subsidiary of PT Pupuk Indonesia Holding Company (Persero) and State-owned EPCC company, has faced continuous legal problems. Apart from one high-profile case, there are at least 10 lawsuits filed against the company at the Central Jakarta District Court, nine of which are PKPU lawsuits. The company creditors seek to force the company to restructure its debt. After many attempts, the ninth lawsuit filed in September 2023 was granted by the court. Rekind entered its temporary PKPU period. Luckily, within about three months, Rekind was able to convince its creditors and resolve the dispute with a peace agreement.

Over two years since 2016, PT Eterindo Wahanatama Tbk (ETWA), a chemical products trader, has been sued four times by its creditors and all lawsuits are related to debts issues. Fortunately the company was able to resolve its issues out of court. The last lawsuit filed in the middle beginning of 2018 was also withdrawn by the plaintiff. The situation has toned down slightly for the company, the pandemic can be overcome without many obstacles, or so we thought. Towards the end of 2023, PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBRI) filed a new PKPU lawsuit against the company, but this time there are other defendants, i.e., three subsidiaries. The process runs very quickly and is relatively far from media coverage. In just four months after the lawsuit was registered, Eterindo was declared bankrupt.