The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is taking Hasto Kristiyanto to court for bribery and obstruction of justice this week, potentially derailing the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician's attempt to avoid investigation through pretrial motions.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is still waiting for a Singaporean court to finish an ongoing legal process that implicates businessman and graft suspect Paulus Tannos before taking the next step in returning him to Indonesia.
JAKARTA: (Bernama) Former Indonesian Trade Minister Thomas Lembong appeared in court on Thursday (March 6) for the first hearing of his corruption trial, facing charges related to sugar imports that allegedly caused a financial loss to the state of up to IDR 578.15 billion (approximately US$37.3 million).
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Tuesday (March 4, 2025)
JAKARTA: A court in Central Jakarta sentenced a former chief of state carrier Garuda Indonesia to five years in prison on Wednesday (July 31) for corruption linked to procuring jets from planemaker Bombardier and turboprop maker ATR, his lawyer said.
JAKARTA: The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has rearrested Gregorius Ronald Tannur after the Supreme Court overturned his acquittal over the murder of his girlfriend Dini Sera Afriyanti, a high-profile case that observers said shed light on corruption in the judiciary.
News highlights from the Asean Plus section on Friday (Feb 14)
JAKARTA: An Indonesian court on Thursday (July 11) sentenced former agriculture minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo to 10 years in prison for corruption involving travel in private jets and jewellery for his wife.
JAKARTA: Public anger has ensued following a court verdict that sentenced businessman Harvey Moeis to 6.5 years in prison, with many saying the punishment is too lenient considering the scale of the case, which has cost the state Rp 300 trillion (US$18.5 billion), one of Indonesia’s largest corruption cases.
JAKARTA: The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced non-active Supreme Court justice Gazalba Saleh to 10 years in prison after the judges found him guilty of accepting unlawful gifts pertaining to a case handled by the country’s highest court, as well as laundering illicit money.
JAKARTA: The Attorney-General's Office (AGO) has opened up the possibility of pursuing capital punishment against suspects in the corruption case pertaining to fuel imports at state energy holding firm Pertamina.
JAKARTA: The Jakarta Corruption Court has handed down a sentence of six years and six months in prison to Harvey Moeis, a coal businessman and husband of actress Sandra Dewi, after the judicial panel found him guilty of corruption and money laundering in a massive case involving state-owned tin miner PT Timah.
Singapore has received a request from Indonesia to extradite a fugitive businessman over corruption charges, the first such request since a treaty between both countries came into force.
JAKARTA: Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors have asked a court to sentence Syahrul Yasin Limpo, former agriculture minister and NasDem Party politician, to 12 years in prison for his role in a bribery case in the Agriculture Ministry.
JAKARTA: The Jakarta Corruption Court has sentenced former Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) member Achsanul Qosasi to 2.5 years behind bars.
Indonesia's Supreme Court jailed a former government official accused of human trafficking for four years, reversing a lower court decision to acquit him after people were found in cages in his palm oil plantation.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Saturday (Dec 21, 2024).
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Wednesday (Dec 18, 2024)
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Jakarta Corruption Court on Thursday (Jan 12) found businessman Benny Tjokrosaputro guilty in a stock manipulation case involving a state insurance firm Asabri and fined him Rp 5.7 trillion (US$371.67 million).
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Tuesday (Dec 10, 2024)