This week, unpleasant news came from the Ministry of Finance. Reportedly, two Director Generals in important sectors will be replaced, one of whom is the Director General of Customs and Excise (DJBC). This replacement is actually normal, what makes it unusual is that the new official is reportedly an active military soldier. While military soldiers can indeed occupy civilian positions without resigning from their duties, this does not apply to positions in the Ministry of Finance. Until now, however, there has been no explanation from the relevant parties, so the public is left hanging. This situation reminds us of various corruption cases involving DJBC officials that have been revealed in recent years, the most recent of which was just found guilty in February 2025. If the current news is true, then whoever is given the task has a very difficult homework assignment. 

Earlier this month the Attorney Generals’ Office (AGO) mentioned that they are investigating an alleged corruption implicating the troubled textile giant PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk (SRIL or Sritex), but the institution refused to explain more. This week, the wait is...

We have been following the investigation conducted by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) into the case of alleged manipulation of sugar imports since 2023 until the case developed into several criminal allegations including the case which ensnared former Minister of...

While the number of PKPU and bankruptcy lawsuits finally began to decline in 2024, the number of similar disputes is still predicted to increase this year. With the addition of an uncertain global economic and political situation, this assumption could be true. However, in the midst of this problem, there is another concern that has emerged at least in the past year, namely the struggle of State-owned Enterprises (BUMN) and its subsidiaries to avoid legal problems. In the past two months, at least three BUMN subsidiaries must face their PKPU disputes.

In 2024, the number of disputes on Suspension of Debt Payment (PKPU) and bankruptcy had decreased significantly compared to 2023. However, this year, with the addition of an uncertain global economic and political situation, various experts predict that there will be an increase in disputes, while the struggle of State-owned Enterprises (BUMN) and its subsidiaries to avoid legal problems continues. In the past two months, at least three BUMN subsidiaries must face their PKPU disputes.

Seven years after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered the case of corruption in Kutai Kartanegara of East Kalimantan, and four years after the case brokering scandal in the commission was revealed, the KPK continued their investigation and inquisition into an allegation of money laundering. Rita is said to have tried to hide the proceeds of her crimes and this time she managed to cause more troubles. For the past week, the KPK conducted a search at Rita’s residence and also the residence of the notorious Robert Bono. The interesting news is that there are a number of items that were confiscated. Will there be other surprises from this process?

Who would have thought that a problem that was initially denied by the parties involved would quickly be revealed as a huge mess. This is what happened in the truly confusing gold scandal. The public generally only focused on the role of one party, Budi Said, dubbed as the crazy rich Surabayan. However, since the beginning, in this series of scandals, we always mention the roles of several other parties apart from Budi. Far from media coverage, the trial of the other parties in the other case has been ongoing and not long ago the prosecutors had read their demands.

Over a decade ago, PT Asuransi Kredit Indonesia (Persero) (Askrindo) was caught in a cycle of corruption that resulted in the conviction of officials of several companies and two Askrindo executives. The corruption court insisted on finding evidence even though the district court saw the case as a civil law case. Since then, Askrindo had returned to normalcy, until several years ago. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced new allegations of corruption implicating Askrindo’s subsidiary in 2021 and the defendants were found guilty in 2022. However, that was not the end of the cycle. In 2024, another case of alleged corruption was found, this time the investigation and inquisition continued far from media coverage.Recently, the defendants have been found guilty. 

Towards the end of 2023, Dini Sera Afrianti lost her life at the hands of her own lover, Gregorius Ronald Tannur. This case was previously unknown to the public until it was revealed on social media that Ronald was the son of Edward Tannur, a PKB politician and then member of the House of Representatives from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). However, the public is forgetful, this case simply disappeared from the news. Nearly a year after Dini died, Ronald was acquitted because the prosecutors’ charges were deemed unproven, but nothing is simple in Indonesia. In October 2024, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) named the Panel of Judges who examined the case as suspects for allegedly receiving bribes from Ronald’s legal counsel. The inquisition process took place at lightning speed, in just two months, towards the end of the year, the disgraced judges finally became defendants. Last week, the judges were found guilty.