Back in September 2022, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a Sting Operation which revealed a confusing and prolonged dispute within KSP Intidana. Two of the suspects named afterwards were part of Intidana, by then we wonder why they insisted on seeking Intidana bankruptcy. Justice Sudrajad Dimyati was named suspect and managed to make history as the first Justice ensnared by the KPK. Soon after, the Supreme Court had annulled the disputed decision and reinstated Intidana to its pre-bankruptcy status. This decision is interesting because it was read just one week after the KPK confirmed that they had named another Supreme Court Justice as a suspect in this case, making him the second Justice to be named a graft suspect. The suspect is Justice Gazalba Saleh. This week, KPK announced that they had named two new suspects in the case, meanwhile, the prosecutors demanded Sudrajad to be punished to 13 years in prison.

The ‘clean-up’ efforts carried out within State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) continue to be carried out by borrowing the authority of the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). After successfully exposing mega-corruption cases involving several BUMN and/or its subsidiaries, now the AGO is starting to expose cases that allegedly occurred in the management of pension funds. This week, the AGO announced allegations of corruption in the management of the Pension Fund of Port and Dredging Company (DP4, Dapen Pelindo) at PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) and announced six suspects in this case.

The Government only has less than a year to complete the implementation of the National Strategic Project (PSN) before President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration ends. We know that for approximately eight years of implementation with interruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, these projects have continued and now there are around 58 projects left to be completed. Can the Government complete its task?

It has been six years since the corruption scandal in Jambi was uncovered. Since then,over 20 parties have been convicted including the disgraced Governor, Zumi Zola. However, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is not done with the province. The KPK later announced they had named 28 new suspects in the development of the case. By this week, 15 suspects had been detained.

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).

The case of abuse committed by Mario Dandy Satrio (20), son of Rafael Alun Trisambodo, a former official at the Ministry of Finance, has not yet been brought to justice, but now, a similar case has been uncovered. The son of a North Sumatera regional police officer, Aditya Hasibuan (19), abused his friend in the presence of his father, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Achiruddin Hasibuan. These two cases have another thing in common, the uncovering of alleged crimes committed by the fathers. The alleged crime has prompted the Government and authorities to speed up the completion of the drafting of the Bill on Forfeiture of Criminal Assets. Towards the end of last week, the Government announced motivating progress. 

Lukas Enembe, the disgraced governor of Papua, who was ensnared in a bribery case investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), was also named a suspect in a case of alleged money laundering. This announcement was made at the same time as the trial of the suspected bribe giver, Rijatono Lakka, owner of PT Tabi Bangun Papua (PT TBP) started. Not long after that, the KPK named two new suspects in the predicate crime. Recently, the KPK announced two more suspects, this means there are four new suspects within the past month, including the province’s Head of Public Works Department. Meanwhile, Lukas’ attempt to challenge the KPK in a pre-trial case failed.

Satuan Tugas Penanganan Hak Tagih Negara Dana Bantuan Likuiditas Bank Indonesia (Satgas BLBI), the task force under Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati’s supervision to recover funds from some businessmen related to 1997-1998 financial crisis announced new summon today. The summon was related to the debt of Bank Pelita Istismarat (or often spelled as Bank Pelita Istimarat). Meanwhile, the pressure for the Satgas to maximize its performance continues to grow.

Trial of corporate suspects in the corruption case involving State-owned insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwasraya (Persero) had ended. All companies have been found guilty and several parties decided to appeal. Unfortunately, the case, which started as a large-scale...

The devastating 2019 forest fires still leave many problems. We know that the incident occurred simultaneously in several provinces in Indonesia’s western and central regions. In Kalimantan, fires occur almost evenly in oil-palm-producing areas, including South Kalimantan. Some of the companies and individuals accused were prosecuted after the fires were extinguished. The process continues to this day. In 2022, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry had filed a lawsuit against one of the companies allegedly responsible for the forest fires in South Kalimantan, PT Agri Bumi Sentosa (PT ABS), a subsidiary of PT Jaya Agra Wattie Tbk (JAWA). Nearly a year later, earlier this year, the Ministry won the case. But the euphoria didn’t last long. Recently, the Panel of Appeal at the Jakarta High Court decided to overturn the previous decision. PT ABS won their case.