Supreme Court Circular Letter Number 3 of 2023/Surat Edaran Mahkamah Agung No. 3 Tahun 2023

The implementation of a chamber system at the Supreme Court aims to maintain the unity of law application and consistency of the court decisions. The Chamber Plenary Meeting is one of the instruments to obtain the goal. From 19 November 2023 to 21 November 2023, several Chamber Plenary Meetings was held, producing several important notes …

Legal Action against an International Extradition Request in Indonesia

The regulation governing extradition in Indonesia is established by Law No. 1 of 1979 on Extradition (the “Extradition Law”), which then defines extradition as “the surrender by one country to another country of a person who is suspected or convicted of committing a crime outside the territory of the surrendering country and within the jurisdiction …

Corporate Criminal Liability under the New Indonesian Criminal Code

The Indonesia House of Representatives (DPR) passed the New Indonesian Criminal Code -Law No. 1 of 2023 on Criminal Code (the “New KUHP”)-, replacing the previous Criminal Code. The New KUHP will be implemented on January 2, 2026. The New KUHP includes the test in determining whether a corporation has committed a criminal act or …

Bagaimana Membedakan Suatu Investasi dengan Penipuan?

Ada pendapat bahwa dengan masih adanya korban penipuan di dunia ini, berarti manusia masih memiliki rasa percaya satu sama lain. Apabila tidak ada lagi korban penipuan di dunia ini, maka tidak ada lagi rasa percaya diantara sesama manusia. Namun sebagai manusia normal, sudah pasti setiap orang tidak mau menjadi korban penipuan. Untuk itu, kita harus …

Out-of-Court Settlement for Graft Possible

National Police detective chief Comr. Gen. Ari Dono Sukmanto recently sparked controversy by stating that a corruption case might be withdrawn if the suspects could restitute the state losses. Furthermore, the draft amendment of the Criminal Code now being deliberated at the House of Representatives prescribes the same mechanism. Corruption watchdogs like the Corruption Eradication …

Corporate Compliance Key to Eradicate Corruption

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in 2018 started prosecuting a company named Nusa Konstruksi Enjiniring (KNE) for corruption. This is the first time the KPK prosecuted a private corporation, and it indicted KNE with revocation of the corporation’s right to take part in government project bidding. In contrast, the U.S. has prioritized prosecuting corporations for …

The Young Generation Must Aware the Problem of Conflict of Interest

Conflict of interest, although not a crime in and of itself, may tempt people to “trade in influence” and do corrupt acts. An issue lately involving special staffs to President Joko Widodo has given us an example that the problem of conflict of interest also occurs in the young generations. If the “millennials” as a …