Update on Sebuku Group v. MSAM
This is one of the most interesting cases in modern Indonesia, involving people with high-profile connections in the military, police, and the government at both national and local level. As we previously reported, in January 2018, the Governor of South Kalimantan one Sahbirin Noor decided to revoke the mining business permit (IUP) of three companies: PT Sebuku Batubai Coal, PT Sebuku Tanjung Coal, and PT Sebuku Sejaka Coal, all are subsidiaries of Sebuku Group. Nearly a month later, the companies, represented by Yusril Ihza Mahendra, questioned the decision at the Banjarmasin State Administrative Court (PTUN Banjarmasin).
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