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Linda Trianita reports on corruption and criminal issues and currently oversees Tempo’s legal desk as an editor.
The Brawijaya University graduate joined Tempo in 2013 and is involved in multiple international programs such Tempo institute’s Investigation with Tempo (IBT) and the Free Press Unlimited report on the use of palm plantation lands by multinational corporations.
Linda also participated in the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum 2018 in Norway.
News summary of the week
Jakarta High Court reduced the sentence for suspended prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari to less than half. Lack of cassation appeal from the attorney further adds up to the irregularities.
Officials at the directorate-general of customs are disagreeing about tariffs and import taxes on gold imported by 11 companies at Soekarno-Hatta Airport from 2019-2021. State losses could potentially reach Rp2.9 trillion.
Corruption Eradication Commission Chairman Commissioner General Firli Bahuri is suspected to have initiated the elimination of 75 employees. There are reports that Firli had created a list of names of people to be dismissed from the KPK even before the status transfer to civil servants was discussed. Firli denied these allegations in this interview.
Online sexual violence is running rampant in South Korea, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Perpetrators are not severely punished.
A key witness in the case of alleged sexual harassment in Shiddiqiyyah Islamic boarding school in Jombang, East Java, is being prosecuted. The school owner’s son has not been arrested despite being named as suspect.
The Corruption Eradication Commission KPK is looking into a resort owned by the former director of the Directorate General for Tax Audit and Collection, Angin Prayitno Aji. There is suspicion the money came from tax bribery. Many of the assets are under other people’s names.
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mohammad Mahfud Md. is threatening debtors of the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) funds, including Sjamsul Nursalim, with sequestering (gijzeling) if they fail to pay what they owe to BLBI. They can also face criminal charges.
The Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assitance (BLBI) Asset Recovery Task Force found at least a dozen problems when identifying assets belonging to 48 obligors. They plan to hunt down these assets all the way abroad.
The involvement of women in terrorism has increased since the influence of ISIS first reached Indonesia in 2015. The government does not yet have a dedicated program for the deradicalization of women.
Makassar Cathedral’s bombers were affiliated with the pro-ISIS Jamaah Ansharut Daulah. An Islam Defenders Front official was present in one of the group’s pledge of allegiance to ISIS ceremonies. The Makassar attack activated lone wolves.
Tempo’s interview with BNPT Chief, Comr. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar.
The court proceedings of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Muhammad Rizieq Shihab is marred with bickering. His lawyer regards that Rizieq’s charges are filled with hidden articles.
The KPK seized Rp52.3 billion in cash in relation with the lobster larvae export corruption case at the marine affairs and fisheries ministry. It is suspected that the money is fees extorted from the exporters.
Weekly news
The Corruption Eradication Commission is scrutinizing alleged tax audit bribery by 165 companies. Only three cases have been elevated into an investigation status, with estimated corruption reaching to Rp50 billion. One of these companies is owned by coal businessman Andi Syamsuddin Arsyad, known as Haji Isam.
The East Nusa Tenggara Prosecutor's Office is looking into suspected corruption involving government-owned land in Labuan Bajo worth Rp3 trillion. Retired Police Commissioner Gen. Gregorius Mere and senior journalist Karni Ilyas are mentioned in connection with this case.
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a new case against former Pelindo II CEO Richard Joost Lino. His old case in the Corruption Eradication Commission remains unresolved.
Cristian Jaya Kusuma is suspected of operating a drug trade ring in Central Java and surrounding areas from behind bars. He often involved law enforcement officers.
A number of PDI-P’s elite members allegedly benefiting from the social affairs ministry’s aid project meant for people impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. With several businessmen in their pockets, the party’s officials received quotas of millions of packages. Puan Maharani’s name is mentioned in the investigation.
Different camps within the Police marred the selection of the next National Police chief. Commissioner Gen. Listyo Sigit needs to prove that he is not chosen only because of his closeness to President Joko Widodo.
President Joko Widodo named Comr. Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo as the sole candidate for National Police chief. Their closeness is considered as being a determining factor.
Social Affairs Minister Juliari Batubara’s team members are allegedly collecting fees from companies appointed to provide social aid packages. Newly established companies were appointed by the team. The social aid project is said to be controlled by a number of politicians and state officials. There is indication that some of the money went to regional head candidates from the PDI-P.
NUTMEG, the main commodity of the Banda Naira islands, had its heyday in the 16th century. The Dutch, through the Dutch East-Indies Company (VOC), even sent 37 perkeniers (plantation owners) from the Netherlands to Banda to manage the plantations, in order to cover the nutmeg monopoly supply for Europe’s market. Only one descendant remains of the 16th-century perkeniers: Pongky Erwandi van den Broeke, who manages 12.5 hectares of land. He was the victim of unrest in 1999.
Edhy Prabowo is suspected of ordering his men to purchase luxury watches using bribe funds given in connection with the export of lobster larvae. There are also indications that he purchased at least two automobiles, one of them purportedly given to a beauty pageant finalist.
The police are investigating suspected corruption of the 2017 budget for the Indonesian Gold Program for badminton athletes. World champion Taufik Hidayat had played a role.
The Attorney General’s Office has not named any suspects involving the corruption of grant funds from the youth affairs and sports ministry, which has been under investigation since 2018. The Corruption Eradication Commission is ready to look into a bribery effort intended to stop the investigation into the case.
Maritine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo and several Gerindra Party politicians profited from lobster larvae exports, from permit kickbacks to marking up shipping cost. The money is believed to have gone to Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto’s security company.
A student of the Semarang State University is accused of being supporters of the Free Papua Organization after he went to the Corruption Eradication Commission reporting an alleged corruption by the rector. He and his friends receive repeated pressure from the campus.
The Supreme Audit Agency estimates Rp16 trillion in losses for Asabri as a result of troubled investments made from 2012-2017. The same people responsible for the corruption at Asuransi Jiwasraya are involved.
The Indonesian Military and National Police discharge their gay personnel. There is a debate over institutionalized discrimination and human rights violations.
Dirgantara Indonesia’s sale of CN-235 aircraft to South Korea is being investigated by South Korean law enforcement. A shall company was allegedly used as a sales agent.
Dirgantara Indonesia allegedly paid Rp178.98 billion in kickbacks to generals and middle-grade officials in the defense ministry, Indonesian Military (TNI), and officials at other ministries. The money is taken from aircraft and helicopter procurement and maintenance projects, which were run by the state-owned aircraft manufacturer from 2008 to 2016. Dirgantara labels the money as ‘marketing fee’ using fictitious partners.
Victims of human rights violations are not receiving state compensation due to a stalled legal process.
The construction of Mandalika International Street Circuit in Lombok allegedly takes over the land of local residents. The authorities are accused of intimidating villagers.
A plan to set Joko Tjandra free allegedly involved former Supreme Court chief, Hatta Ali. A pardon option was considered.
The East Java Attorney General’s Office is investigating suspected wrongdoing in the importation of 69 containers of textiles through Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya. The names of two members of the House of Representatives have come up amid the preliminary investigation.
Prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari actively met with Joko Tjandra in Malaysia. There are reports that the attorney general was aware of the meetings.
The suspected swindler of BNI Bank’s Rp1.2 trillion, who has been on the run for the past 17 years, was arrested by Serbian police as she had been put on red notice. Her lawyer tried to bribe Serb officials for up to €500,000.
Interpol Indonesia provided red carpet treatment for Joko Soegiarto Tjandra allowing him to leave and enter Indonesia at will. Chief of the Police Criminal Unit is investigating alleged bribery of police officers involved in the case.
Fugitive in the Bank Bali debt case, Joko Soegiarto Tjandra, evaded immigration records when he entered and left Indonesia. The Attorney General’s Office and National Police blame each other. The Interpol National Central Bureau may have been behind the red notice’s revocation.
Entrepreneur Maya Miranda Ambarsari was reported to the police for allegedly mistreating her business partner. The police never solved the case.
The 2020 planned opening of the Indonesian International Islamic University is delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ever since construction started last year, the Rp3.9 billion project has not yet been finished.
For 20 years, the altar boys of St. Herkulanus Parish in Depok were sexually abused. There have been efforts to cover up the crime.
Police are investigating suspected corruption involving the sale of imported beef by Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia. A high-ranking intelligence official lobbied on behalf of a business owner in this scandal.
KPK’s Supervisory Council is evaluating the performance of Commissioner General Firli Bahuri and his colleagues. Most of the problems are in the enforcement division.
Customs directorate-general uncovered a scandal over the import of plastic scrap containing hazardous and toxic waste exceeding the limit. Of the dozen importers, only one has been prosecuted. There are suspicions of lobbying to a number of House of Representatives members.
Case investigation by the KPK declines under the chair of Firli Bahuri. Sting operations cannot be conducted because of convoluted red tape to obtain permits.
Set to retire in early April, Supreme Court Chairman Hatta Ali has not yet ordered the formation of a committee to select his successor. He was caught on camera visiting a hotel project in West Nusa Tenggara.
KPK leadership appears to be keeping Harun Masiku’s whereabouts secret, stating that he was overseas prior to the series of arrest operations. Tempo’s investigation found that Harun was in the capital city during KPK sting operations. While investigating the bribery case implicating KPU member, Wahyu Setiawan, KPK’s investigation team has been met with great challenges without the full support of the agency’s leadership.
The KPK failed to arrest PDI-P Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyanto in a graft case involving KPU commissioner, Wahyu Setiawan. Investigators were instead apprehended by a group of police officers at the Police Staff College. Leaders of the anti-graft agency are ignoring evidence of Hasto’s involvement.
AT the closing of 2019, the Jakarta Police Deparment apprehended two suspected perpetrators of the acid attack on Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator, Novel Baswedan.
The Corruption Eradication Commission has named former Supreme Court secretary Nurhadi Abdurachman a suspect in three cases. His in-law is suspected of being involved.
KPK’s performance has weakened since its law revision came into effect on October 17, with no sting operations performed in the past two months. Furthermore, wiretapping—the ultimate weapon for catching corrupt government officials—has not been performed at full capacity. A number of cases are predicted to go unresolved under the new leadership. The KPK is no longer a feared institution.
Garuda Indonesia CEO I Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra is suspected of smuggling a Harley-Davidson motorcycle using the airline’s latest aircraft. There was a plot to shut the case down.
The KPK detained former Lippo Cikarang CEO, Bartholomeus Toto, who is suspected to be the man behind the bribery in the Meikarta project. It is suspected a higher Lippo Group official is involved in the case.
Akbar Himawan Buchari is active in business and politics. He often uploads photos together with President Jokowi’s son-in-law, Bobby Nasution.
THE police have closed the case of the death of Golfried Siregar.
The death of lawyer and environment activist Golfried Siregar remains a mystery. An investigation by Tempo and the North Sumatra Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence uncovered discrepancies of facts in the police report. Suspicion for murder is in the air.
The Corruption Eradication Commission is investigating a bribery case related to tax restitution granted to Wahana Auto Ekamarga. A top executive from the parent company in Singapore is suspected to be involved.
SOME issues have cropped up since Law No. 19/2019 regarding the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) went into effect on October 17.
Some provisions of the revised Corruption Eradication Commission Law are contradictory. The law enforcement process has stopped.
The police arrested Abdul Basith, an IPB lecturer, and members of his group, for making preparations to carry out bombings in Jakarta. They planned to conduct it at the same time as a 212 Jihadi Action event. Three retired military generals are implicated.
Ahmad Yani, lawyer for Syafruddin Arsyad Temenggung
A judge in the judicial panel which adjudicated the Syafruddin Arsyad Temenggung case had broken the code of ethics and behavior, for meeting with the defendant’s lawyer before the verdict was passed. The KPK will use it for a judicial review.
Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi is a suspect for accepting bribes related to a National Sports Committee grant. Aside from accepting bribes, he is also suspected of actively seeking kickbacks.
President Joko Widodo canceled his plan to ask for public input on the 10 candidates for KPK leadership because the selection committee made the public announcement in a hurry. Jokowi was aware of the controversy surrounding Firli’s candidacy.
Despite being a controversial candidate, Insp. Gen. Firli was selected to lead the KPK with the full support of the DPR law commission. Firli is known to be close to party officials.
The DPR is quietly making efforts to revise the KPK law while the selection process for the anti-corruption commission’s leadership is ongoing. With articles to restrict its authorities, the KPK is already in a precarious position. The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle had already prepared the revision for some time and now has the agreement of all political parties.
A number of less favored candidates vying to lead to the KPK surprisingly got through to the final selection stage. They had trouble answering questions in public hearing.
The company that won a procurement tender for 1,200cc motorcycles and other projects worth billions of rupiah from the Traffic Corps is headquartered in a small shophouse. Its winning in the police cruiser motorcycle tender was questioned.
The KPK named I Nyoman Dhamantra—a member of DPR’s Trade Commission from the PDI-P—a suspect regarding bribery for arranging garlic import quotas and permits, using the quota share for government officials.
Two high-ranking officials at a state-owned enterprise are entangled in a bribery case involving the management of luggage at some airports. Both have been mentioned to have received funds from the electronic ID card project.
The investigation into the acid attack on Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator, Novel Baswedan, that took place on Tuesday morning, April 11, 2017, has yet to yield meaningful discoveries. The police have not found the executors, let alone the mastermind of the attack. National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian formed a joint fact-finding team, but again with disappointing results. President Joko Widodo has given the police a three-month deadline to solve the case.
Before the acid attack, a police official warned Novel of a potential terror attack on him. Novel once met with National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian.
The KPK is investigating the involvement of other business owners in a land reclamation license bribery case involving Riau Islands Governor Nurdin Basirun. There are signs that money changed hands.
Supreme Audit Agency Deputy Chairman Bahrullah Akbar has purportedly been involved in the setting of regional budgets over at the ministry of finance.
Chief of the Jakarta High Prosecutor’s Office, Warih Sadono
The KPK team arrested officers from the Jakarta High Prosecutor’s Office, who are suspected of having received bribes for influencing sentence demands for an investment fraud case. There are efforts to impede the investigation. The Attorney General’s son is said to be involved.
The Corruption Eradication Commission Leadership Candidates Selection Committee is working with the National Counterterrorism Agency to examine the backgrounds of candidates. Rumors of radicalism in the KPK are being investigated.
The anti-graft commission suspects the involvement of Rizal Djalil, member of the Audit Board, in a corruption case related to clean water projects. They suspect he demanded a piece of the project and commissions for fiddling with audit results.
Investigation into a bribery case over grant funds for the KONI begun to target Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi. There is evidence of a flow of over ten billion rupiah.
A KPK team has begun tracking down Sjamsul Nursalim’s assets as collateral to compensate state losses. His wealth is currently estimated to be over Rp10 trillion.
The KPK named Sjamsul Nursalim and his wife suspects in a case involving the issuance of release and discharge letter of BLBI bailout funds. They will likely stand trial in absentia.
The Corruption Eradication Commission named three suspects in a corruption allegation during the procurement of 16 patrol boats in the Directorate-General of Customs. The antigraft agency is targeting officials of the institution.
The KPK has strong evidence of the involvement of Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin in a bribery case implicating former PPP General Chairman Muhammad Romahurmuziy. There is proof of receipt of funds and a meeting with the suspect.
Members of the police seconded to the KPK objected the appointment of the institution’s internal investigators. The conflict involved former police investigators in the anti-corruption commission.
Bribery suspect Bowo Sidik Pangarso admitted to accepting money from Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita. The money was likely meant to secure sugar trade policies in parliament.
Bribery suspect Bowo Sidik Pangarso implicates a Golkar Party colleague, Nusron Wahid. The bribe is allegedly sourced from a minister and a CEO of a state-owned enterprise.
Chair of the Golkar faction in the DPR, Melchias Marcus Mekeng, allegedly ordered Eni Saragih to assist coal businessman Samin Tan in lobbying the ministry of energy. Minister Ignasius Jonan’s name is dragged into the fray.
The Corruption Eradication Commission arrested a member of the House of Representatives, Bowo Sidik Pangarso, in an Rp8-billion bribery case involving shipping fertilizer material and other projects. It is suspected those funds were to finance his re-election campaign as a legislator from the Golkar Party.
A young businessman who graduated abroad used ATM skimming to drain the savings of a private bank customer. He is said to be a distant relative of Prabowo Subianto.
A number of candidates for heads of regional religious affairs offices claim to have been requested billions of rupiah in order to be selected. The selection process for state religious university rectors also fall under the spotlight.
ALTHOUGH it has been two years since Mochammad Jasin retired from the religious affairs ministry, he still receives ample information from his former staffers regarding countering corruption there.
The practice of position transactions at the religious affairs ministry has purportedly been going on for a long time. Figures from the United Development Party are suspected of being involved.
The police arrested activist Robertus Robet for making a speech against the return of military involvement in the government. The military itself was not offended by his words.
The police named Vanessa Angel as suspect in the case of violation of the Electronic Information and Transaction Law, regarding online prostitution. Her lawyer said that the charges against her is being overstretched.
The interception of garments being imported at a port in Semarang exposed a suspected practice of low import tax payments. It began with a report from another importer.
The coastal areas along Batam as far as South Sumatra are prone to become smuggling entry gates. The quantities of contraband can be hundreds of containers.
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