The Satuan Tugas Penanganan Hak Tagih Negara Dana Bantuan Likuiditas Bank Indonesia (Satgas BLBI) continues doing its job. Even though the process is no longer a public concern, in recent days the Satgas has continued to summon parties deemed to have obligations, including, for the umpteenth time, Kaharudin Ongko.

It has been nearly three years since we’re exposed to the scandalous case involving tax officials. In addition to the officials, four tax consultants have been found guilty, but the investigation is not over. Among the officials is one Angin Prayitno Aji, who...

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a corruption scheme carried out by parties at the Directorate General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation several months ago after a series of sting operations. The KPK colossally named 10 suspects and...

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) recently announced the confiscation of the assets of a tax crime convict. What caught our attention is not only the value of the punishment imposed by the court but also the legal process. This tax evader was acquitted by the court until the decision was overturned by the Supreme Court in the stage of cassation. He even managed to run away before being finally arrested by the prosecutors’ office towards the end of last year. It would take years before law enforcement could carry out these seizures, but the company names are oddly very familiar.

Last week, the Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) asked the General Elections Commission (KPU) to immediately announce the names of candidates for legislative members at all levels who are former graft convicts. ICW claimed that KPU seemed to cover this up because it never made an announcement as promised. KPU made the much-needed announcement several days later. Although we agree that this announcement is important, the KPU is not entirely wrong. We have seen how the KPU is struggling with bureaucracy and the rule of law to be able to make similar announcements for over five years.

Earlier this year, the power of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) was strengthened by the authority to investigate along with the enactment of Law No. 4/2023 concerning Development and Strengthening of the Financial Sector (UU PPSK). However, we all know that the institution has never been without problems and with so many responsibilities, its performance is still being questioned by many parties. The question was brought to the Constitutional Court in the form of a Judicial Review application several months ago, but while the court examination is ongoing, the OJK recently issued the technical regulation on the disputed new authority.

In the midst of an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption related to the railway project at the Ministry of Transportation, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) apparently also conducted an investigation into allegations of unfair business competition that occurred in the Electric Signaling System development project for double-track railways. The owner of the project is the Railway Engineering Center in the West Java Region which is also part of the Ministry of Transportation. This week, two companies were found guilty.

The Central Jakarta District Court made a controversial decision earlier this year. The Panel of Judges granted the civil lawsuit registered by the Partai Rakyat Adil Makmur (Just Prosperous People’s Party – Partai Prima) and ordered the General Elections Commission (KPU) not to carry out the remaining stages of the upcoming 2024 general election and to repeat the preparation stages from the beginning. This was an ultra vires decision and quickly raised objections because it would clearly result in a delay in the General Election preparation process and thus be unconstitutional.

When the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) carried out a sting operation in West Java several months ago, and caught Yana Mulyana, the mayor of Bandung (a politician from Prabowo’s Gerindra Party), no one was surprised. The entire nation knows that the province is the province with the highest number of corruption cases, although trying to maintain the image as a religious region. The KPK even warned the regional government officials to be mindful just two years ago, but the warning seemed pointless. At first, the case that ensnared Yana looked just like the other corruption case, but given the background of the situation, the crimes should not be forgiven.

It has been a while since the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced their investigation into the case of alleged corruption in PT Amarta Karya (Persero), a State-owned construction company. Back in May 2023, the KPK finally named two suspects. Meanwhile, Amarta’s vendors and business partners have been trying to force the company to restructure its debts through the PKPU process.