Recently, the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Division (Bareskrim POLRI) brought down the so-called Muslim Cyber Army (MCA) or the Family Muslim Cyber Army (TFMCA); an online syndicate accused of fabricating and spreading hoaxes for money. This is the second online syndicate that the Police has brought down in the past few months (the previous one being the Saracen Group).
Read MoreTowards the end of 2017, the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim Polri) held a press conference to explain the progress of their investigation into PT Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI) and BP Migas (now Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi — SKK Migas). And so it appeared that the Bareskrim had tried to put pressure on the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). On the second week of January 2018, the AGO finally said that the docket of the suspects were done but the AGO still did not want to move ahead with prosecution because Honggo Wendratno was nowhere to be found. The AGO said that the Bareskrim must find him first before the AGO could register the case at the district court. The Bareskrim asked the Interpol for red notice and raided Honggo’s house on January 24, 2018.
Read MoreNearly two years ago the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim Polri) announced the result of their investigation into PT Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI) and BP Migas (now Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi — SKK Migas). The case was supposed to go to prosecution but that has not happened. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), meanwhile, has named the Regent of Nganjuk Taufiqurrahman, who was arrested in a Sting Operation a couple of months ago, a graft suspect. In connection to this investigation, the KPK asked for a travel ban to be imposed on five individuals.
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