One of the most awaited trials of 2020 is the case of alleged forgery and obstruction of justice related to efforts in assisting Joko Tjandra escape punishment. In the case of forgery, we all know that Joko was indicted with his then legal counsel Anita Kolopaking and a police general Prasetijo Utomo. Anita was found guilty and sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment and we haven’t heard of her name since the until several weeks ago when Anita filed a lawsuit against former Chief of the Supreme Audit Agency, Hadi Poernomo. Recently, we learned that Anita’s lawfirm filed a different lawsuit against one Martin Tanudjaja Saputra. 

Koperasi Simpan Pinjam (Kospin) Indosurya Cipta is still under spotlight even after its management stands trial on allegation of fraud. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) recently mentioned possibility of naming a new suspect which means investigation into the case continues. Meanwhile, a new lawsuit was filed, seeking cancelation of peace agreement previously promulgated in the PKPU process. The lawsuit, however, was odd because the Kospin had been declared bankrupt a few weeks ago. 

Fourteen years ago, PT Bakrieland Development Tbk (ELTY) agreed to cooperate with the State-owned real estate company, Perum Perumnas, in the development and marketing of Simple Owned Flats (Rumah Susun Sederhana Milik – Rusunami) on land owned by Perum Perumnas located in East Jakarta. This collaboration went well at first, but later the two parties had disagreements until Perum Perumnas decided to end the agreement in 2020. This problem continues until now.

In mid-August 2022, a senator from Gorontalo, Fadel Muhammad, who is also a businessman, was removed from his position as deputy chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) from elements of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD). The reason for his removal, interestingly, was a vote of no-confidence (mosi tidak percaya) that was filed by nearly 100 parties, even though the MPR does not recognize a no-confidence mechanism. After a month had passed, Fadel Muhammad fight back and filed a lawsuit to the Central Jakarta District Court, accusing the parties of carrying out unlawful acts and asking for compensation of more than Rp200 billion. Last week, Fadel filed a new lawsuit to the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN Jakarta).

The former Regent of Tanah Bumbu, Mardani Maming, who is former treasurer of Nahdlatul Ulama (the largest Moslem organization in Indonesia), was named graft suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) several months ago. Mardani, a politician from ruling...

After facing several different lawsuits of Suspension of Debt Payment (PKPU) at the Commercial Court of the Central Jakarta District Court within the past two years and eventually managed to resolve the process with peace, PT Waskita Beton Precast Tbk (WSBP) fave a...

We began 2021 with a corruption case involving tax officials. The allegation was scandalous. Officials had allegedly transacted and helped three large companies avoid their tax obligations. One of said companies was owned by the notorious Haji Isam, who once nominated...

The investigation team of the Solicitor General for Specific Crimes at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has rcently escalated the status of the investigation into alleged corruption in the Trade-Based Export Credit Scheme (SKEPB) for flower crab (rajungan) and beef at State-owned PT Surveyor Indonesia (Persero) to the inquisition stage. The AGO has not clearly explained the violations committed in the case, but traces of problem have been submitted by the State Audit and Development Agency (BPKP) two years ago, there are also traces of disputes between Surveyor Indonesia and several private companies regarding the SKEPB for beef.

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) previously announced four suspects as a result of their investigation into allegation of irregularities in the provision of salt import quota since 2016. This week, the AGO announced a new suspect, who as expected was a...

The trial on the case of alleged corruption in the Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI/Eximbank) continues far from media coverage. Despite the enormous estimated value of the State loss, the examination of the defendants went without many surprises. The latest...