Aldo Putra Brasali (53), one of the heirs of Brasali Group, has passed away on Monday, August 10. Aldo is listed commissioner of IDX-listed property company PT Metropolitan Land Tbk (MTLA), a company with total assets of Rp5.8 trillion. MTLA was established by, among others, Aldo’s late father Budi Brasali and famous names like Ciputra and Ismail Sofyan.

Rita Hutauruk, President Commisioner of book publisher PT Penerbit Erlangga and President Director of PT Gelora Aksara Pratama (GAP Print), passed away on July 22, 2020. Rita is wife of the late Gunawan Hutauruk, the third generation of the founder of Erlangga Group, one of the largest publishing groups in the country. 

One of the Generals who helped Joko for travel in and out of Indonesia was named a suspect on multiple charges. The public learned that Joko was not only given one travel permit and the General in question was trying to eliminate evidence. On July 28, 2020, the Chief of the South Jakarta District Court finally decided not to accept the Reconsideration (PK) petition submitted by Joko. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) finally sanctioned the prosecutor who had direct contact with Joko Tjandra and Anita Kolopaking, Joko’s legal counsel. Said development aside, there’s one thing that has not been scrutinized: Joko’s citizenship status.

The Commander of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Air Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto has made the former Vice General Commander of the Army’s Special Forces Kopassus Maj. Gen. Richard TH Tampubolon the new commander of the TNI’s Special Operations Command (Koopsus). Koopsus is an elite force tasked with executing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s counter-terrorism agenda. Richard replaces Maj. Gen. (ret) Rohadi, who entered his mandatory retirement age last month.

On July 27, 2020, the South Jakarta District Court was supposed to continue the trial on Joko Tjandra’s Reconsideration petition. Nevertheless, Joko was again absent for the fourth time. It was unacceptable. So the Reconsideration petition should be rejected. Strangely, however, the Panel of Judges had a different opinion. Doubt over the credibility of the South Jakarta District Court is rising. 

The trial to examine the petition for Reconsideration (PK) submitted by fugitive Joko Tjandra was supposed to proceed yesterday after being postponed twice. Nevertheless, the trial had to be postponed once more because Joko was not present. Apart from the trial process, there’s been no explanation on the relationship between Joko Tjandra’s escape with Papua New Guinea.

The Chief of the National Police (Kapolri) dismissed the Head of the Civil Servant Investigation and Coordination Bureau (Rokorwas PPNS) of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim Polri) Brigadier General (Pol) Prasetijo Utomo from his position on July 15, 2020. Prasetijo—who issued a travel permit (surat jalan) for Joko Tjandra—was detained on the same day for investigation purposes. 

On July 15, 2020, the Head of the Civil Servant Investigation and Coordination Bureau (Rokorwas PPNS) at the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim Polri) Brigadier General (Pol) Prasetijo Utomo was removed from his position. He’s the one who issued a travel permit (surat jalan) for Joko Tjandra. Prasetijo supposedly issued the latter on his own accord. It’s bizarre given Joko’s status as a fugitive.