An interesting news came from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The commission is reported to have named a police officer as suspect in the case of alleged bribery, but interestingly, this case is different from the cases previously investigated by the KPK....

One of the largest shipping companies in the country, PT Meratus Line, have to face a debt restructuring process (PKPU) since May 2022. The process was accompanied with dispute with the creditors who filed the lawsuit and a criminal process. After several delays, the...

The forced execution attempt by several parties on the house where the family of prominent actress and Golkar politician Wanda Hamidah, who just joined from competitor NasDem Party, lived shocked the public over a month ago. The other party involved in the dispute is Japto Soerjosoemarno, patron of the notorious mass organization, Pemuda Pancasila, who also endorses Anies Baswedan, former governor of Jakarta, as president candidate in 2024 election. With the support of the Central Jakarta city government, Japto claims to have rights over the land and building where Wanda family’s house is located.

It has been nearly five years since the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a case of alleged corruption dubbed as the Budget Mafia Case. The case later ensnared civil servants at the Ministry of Finance as the key individual suspects. The series of trial left many speechless after dozens of regions and their respective regional leaders were allegedly involved and eventually were found guilty. The KPK, however, didn’t stop investigating. This week, the commission named a new suspect on the case in Pegunungan Arfak, West Papua/Papua Barat. 

The Bill on Personal Data Protection (RUU PDP) – which was agreed to become Law during the plenary deliberation on Sept. 20, 2022, is long awaited. This decision received a lot of praise, especially considering the Government has been and is facing various cyber attacks in recent years. But it didn’t take long for this newly enacted Law to run into legal trouble. 

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 by the KPK were part of Intidana, by then we wonder why they insisted to seek for Intidana bankruptcy. This week, we learned that the Supreme Court had annulled the disputed decision and reinstated Intidana to its pre-bankruptcy status. This decision is interesting because just one week ago 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. 

Several months ago, the Satuan Tugas Penanganan Hak Tagih Negara Dana Bantuan Likuiditas Bank Indonesia (Satgas BLBI) commenced confiscation on assets they believed are related to Setiawan and Hendrawan Harjono of Bank Aspac. At the time, the companies who managed the said assets immediately objected to the decision, stating that they have nothing to do with the Harjonos. We know that the two companies decided to fight the Satgas through legal channel and filed two lawsuits through the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN). The court examinations are ongoing. However, apart from the lawsuit against the Satgas in Jakarta, the companies apparently also challenged the confiscation to the Bandung State Administrative Court (PTUN Bandung). Earlier this week, the Panel of Judges granted the lawsuit filed by one of the companies. 

This week, the House of Representatives approved a Bill related to the New Autonomous Region (DOB) in Papua, Papua Barat Daya. The decision was taken after we know that the House of Representatives also agreed on three new provinces in Papua back in June 2022. This means, as of this week, there are four new provinces for Papua and Indonesia have 38 provinces. The Government now can prepare for the 2024 election.

One of the largest shipping companies in the country, PT Meratus Line, is going through a debt restructuring process (PKPU). The legal process started since the last week of May 2022 and had been extended for 120 days. The Panel of Judges should have read their decision on Nov. 11, 2022, however, the hearing is postponed to Nov. 18, 2022. 

Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT), a social organization that collects donations with a religious background, became widely known in 2009 and since then always seems to be at the forefront of providing assistance to help others. Allegations of misuse of donated funds that have surfaced in recent years do not seem to have affected ACT. With the support of many parties including politicians, the public has full confidence in them, until the middle of this year. Four high-ranking ACT officials were named as suspects on suspicion of misuse of funds, embezzlement and even money laundering. The trial of three suspects began this week.