Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has on Wednesday (June 7) seized three plots of land (11.7 hectares) owned by corruption suspect Johnny G Plate (former minister of informatics & communications, secretary general of NasDem Party) in Warloka Village, Komodo sub-district near tourism hotspot Labuan Bajo in West Manggarai, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) province.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) made it to the top recently after being reported to be the most trusted law enforcement agency. The praise cannot be separated from the institution’s various achievements in disclosing major cases to the public. Along with the achievement, we know there are a few changes in the institution that didn’t get the spotlight. One of which is the fact the Solicitor General for Military Crimes started handling connectivity cases, cases involving civilian and military elements. We know the importance of this chamber because the military is not immune from various kinds of problems that need to be handled openly. One of the cases in question is the case of alleged corruption in the army (TNI AD) related to the housing savings funds. Suspects in the predicate crime had been found guilty and the AGO began developing the investigation, as a result, two people were named suspects.

The prosecution stage in the case of alleged corruption in the Pemalang regency has come to an end. After over four months of proceedings, the disgraced Regent, Mukti Agung Wibowo, has been found guilty. It is interesting to know how the court stated that parts of the grafts were used to contribute to the United Development Party (PPP). However, the investigation into the case was not over. Recently, the KPK named seven new suspects in a new case of alleged corruption.

The National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) is supposed to be updated in 2025 and should be ratified in 2024, however, because Indonesia will hold the 2024 General and Presidential Elections, the 2025-2045 RPJPN must be completed sooner this year. So far, the Government through the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has targeted to complete the said RPJPN in September 2023 and later, the visions and missions in the plan will become a reference for the Presidential-Vice Presidential candidates in conveying their visions and missions at the General Elections Commission as well as during the campaign period. Will the process go according to plan?

Nurul Ghufron, deputy chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), submitted a judicial review in November 2022 and questioned the constitutionality of the norms in the provisions of Art. 29 letter e and the provisions of Art. 34 in Law No. 19/2019 which amended Law No. 30/2002 concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission. This provision limits the age range of the KPK leaders in the election process. Away from the scrutiny of the media, on May 25, 2023, this petition was granted by the Constitutional Court and caused quite a stir. According to some parties, this decision is politically charged. The Constitutional Court is considered to have rendered a decision beyond its authority, especially if this decision is to be applied retroactively. Now, the final decision rests with the Government. 

It has been over five years since the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) first announced its investigation into allegations of corruption involving State-owned insurance company PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (Jasindo). The lengthy process of investigation and inquisition has come to an end after the last two defendants in the case were found guilty last year. However, the investigation apparently continues. Earlier this year, a new trial on allegations of acceptance of grafts and money laundering started. This week, the defendants listened to the prosecutors’ demands.

Last week, the Commercial Court at the Central Jakarta District Court recorded the registration of a lawsuit for Suspension of Debt Payment (PKPU) against PT Indosterling Sarana Investa (PT ISI) and one Sean William Henley. Sean William is the beneficial owner of Indosterling Group and PT ISI is the controlling shareholder of PT IndoSterling Technomedia Tbk (TECH). The latest lawsuit is reminiscent of the problems this business group has faced in recent years.

The disgraced Supreme Court Justice, Sudrajad Dimyati, the first Justice ensnared by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as a result of a Sting Operation conducted last year, has been found guilty. Sudrajad was sentenced to eight years in prison for receiving petty cash although he insisted that he was framed until the end. The advocates who relay the bribes in the case had also been found guilty.

Back in March 2023, the Government announced their decision not to renew the management license for Block 15 Gelora Senayan, the area over which The Sultan Hotel & Residence currently stands. For decades, the management of the hotel was PT Indobuildco and since...