A Tale of Two Clerks

Investigation by the Finance Ministry's Inspectorate General found serious negligence by two clerks at the Tax Court. Yet, a year later, no evidence of bribery could be found.

April 27, 2011

THERE was nothing special at the hearing in early February 2009. The 10 judges at the Tax Court on the ninth floor of the Dhanapala Building, read their verdict. Chief Justice Hari Utomo, who led the panel of 10 judges in court, accompanied by fellow judges Muharsono and Mariman Sukardi, took turns reading the verdict.

The case at hand was the objection filed by PT Bumi Resources, a coal mining company belonging to the Bakrie family. In 2005, th

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