More Corruption in Askrindo
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. This week, the prosecutors had read their demands for the defendants.
On Corruption in Basarnas : The End?
Back in 2023 we all witnessed the uproar resulting from the disclosure of a scandal at the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), and not long after, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that they are also investigating other cases of alleged corruption at the same institution. Reportedly, the KPK has even named three suspects, but the commission decided to wait for nearly a year, last April, to officially announce the case. Far from media coverage, the inquisition stage continues and the trial has ended.
On Corruption in Taspen (II)
The investigation and inquisition into the case of alleged corruption in PT Taspen continues. Kosasih was finally named as a suspect earlier this year. Recently the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned the President Commissioner of PT Jasuindo Tiga Perkasa...
On Corruption in Taspen (I)
For the past several years, the President Director of PT TASPEN (Persero), Antonius Nicholas Stephanus Kosasih, has become the talk of the town, especially since allegations of various corruption he committed as well as allegations of domestic violence emerged, all of...
On Corruption in LPEI (Eximbank)
It has been over a year since we witnessed the clash between the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) due to the overlapping investigation into the case of alleged corruption implicating the Indonesian Export Financing Agency...
Latest on Corruption in Jasindo
Investigation continues as we enter the eighth year after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) decided to investigate the allegations of corruption involving State-owned insurance company PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (PT Jasindo). We know that the KPK had...
The Problematic BJB and the BPK
Back in 2024 we reported that another case of alleged corruption had hit PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten Tbk (BJBR). The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that there are parties that have marked up advertising placement funds throughout the 2021 to 2023 budget years with an inflated amount reaching 100 percent. Reportedly, five individuals have been named as suspects, but we have not heard of the official announcement until last month, nearly a year after the initial news was circulated. Lately, the alleged involvement of Ridwan Kamil, the former governor of West Java at the time of the incident, has been growing, but there is something that has caught our attention more than the political issue. For the umpteenth time, there is the alleged involvement of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in covering up the crime.
Revisiting the E-KTP Graft Case
Paulus Tannos, the notorious suspect in the E-KTP graft case, continues to resist the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). After reportedly being arrested last January in Singapore, Paulus filed a lawsuit against the provisional arrest in the Singapore Court. The trial will only take place in June 2025 and the KPK is still trying to complete the required documents. If there are no obstacles, after this Paulus Tannos will be the first fugitive to be extradited by Singapore to Indonesia. For us, Paulus’ resistance is full of stories, let’s look at the case again.
Revisiting Duta Palma Case : Latest Trial
Back in 2022, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) started an investigation related to allegations of corruption and money laundering implicating the Duta Palma group’s palm oil operation in Indragiri Hulu regency, Riau. The corruption case was examined based on three warrants of inquisitions while the money laundering case was examined based on one warrant, all of which implicating one conglomerate, Surya Darmadi of Duta Palma Group. Surya has been found guilty under a very disappointing decision back in 2023 and the investigation into the group continues. After a lengthy process far from media coverage, this week court proceedings on the group started.
Development on Corruption in East Java
Towards the end of 2022, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a Sting Operation in East Java and arrested several parties involved in a case of alleged bribery. The KPK later announced four suspects, including the deputy speaker of the East Java DPRD, Sahat Tua Simandjuntak (Golkar). Last year, the KPK announced a development in the case and mentioned they have named over 20 new suspects in the case, including former members of the DPRD, but we have not heard anything else since then, until last week. The KPK continue the investigation and inquisition by searching several places including the Office of the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) in East Java, resident of the former Chairman of the DPD, La Nyalla Mattalitti, and resident of the former Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration (PDTT), Abdul Halim Iskandar. Abdul’s name attracts most of the attention because he is the brother of Muhaimin Iskandar.