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...

The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has been examining the alleged conspiracy related to the provision of Air Conditioning Systems (AC) for cars and their component units to car manufacturers since January 2023. The reported parties in this case,...

The internal conflict that occurred within the Democratic Party is still ongoing. After going through dozens of examinations in court, the original camp led by Major (ret) Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) is still considered legally valid. However, the camp led by General (ret) Moeldoko, who is the Chief of Staff for the Presidency, refused to give up. Two years later, it was discovered that Moeldoko had submitted a petition for Reconsideration (PK) to the Supreme Court. Will the result be in favor of Moeldoko this time?

In 2022, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that they had commenced investigation into allegations of corruption at the root of the problem which caused the cooking oil shortage and price surcharge. By May of the same year, the AGO had named several suspects, then the President decided to dismiss the Minister of Trade, M Lutfi, after serving for less than two years. Trial of the defendants started soon after and they were found guilty several months later. In the midst of all that, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) announced that it had escalated the investigation on alleged cartel-like practices in the cooking oil industry into the next phase and officially will examine 27 companies in Assembly hearings. The hearings start in October 2022 and this week, the examination stage is finally over. The KPPU decided that the allegation on cartel-like practices cannot be proven, however, seven companies were deemed responsible for the shortage and punished to pay over Rp70 billion in fines. 

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.

Satuan Tugas Penanganan Hak Tagih Negara Dana Bantuan Likuiditas Bank Indonesia (Satgas BLBI), announced two new summons this week. Similar to the other summons, names of companies being summoned are not well-known, however, the people behind the companies are the interesting part of each summon.

The process of examining witnesses in the alleged graft case involving the disgraced Regent of Sidoarjo, Saiful Ilah (PKB), continues. After failing to comply with the first summons from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) earlier this week, Alim Markus of...