A Test for the Referee

A court has ruled in favor of Garuda Indonesia, although the KPPU is convinced that the airline maintains a monopoly.

September 30, 2003

THE Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) is facing a test of its performance as economic referee. The courts have already nullified its decisions several times before, and now it is happening again. The commission's latest decision—to impose a fine of Rp1 billion on Garuda Indonesia—cannot be executed at present. What's holding it back? On Tuesday last week, Central Jakarta District Court requested that an additional exa

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