After Loss to Jusuf Hamka, MNC Asia Holding Breaks Silence

PT MNC Asia Holding Tbk (BHIT) has spoken out regarding the ruling number 142/PDT.G/2025/PN.JKT.PST from the Central Jakarta District Court on 22 April 2026 in the lawsuit filed by PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada Tbk (CMNP), owned by Jusuf Hamka. MNC Group Legal Counsel Chris Taufik stated that the court’s decision is not yet final, does not have permanent legal force, and cannot be enforced, as an appeal to the high court is still possible, followed by cassation and even a review if any party is dissatisfied. “The company will file an appeal against the ruling due to numerous irregularities in the decision,” he said in a written statement on Friday (24/4/2026). He explained that the irregularities include the fact that the party directly responsible for paying the NCD, namely PT Bank Unibank Tbk along with its board of directors, commissioners, and shareholders as the issuer of the NCD, and the party guaranteeing its payment, were not sued, yet the ruling imposes the payment responsibility on the defendants who were merely brokers or arrangers. According to him, had Unibank not been declared a Frozen Business Activity Bank on 29 October 2001, or 2 years and 5 months since CMNP received the Unibank NCD, the payment would certainly have been made by Unibank. “There was no involvement from the defendants in the process of Unibank becoming a Frozen Business Activity Bank because they were not managers or shareholders of Unibank,” he added. Furthermore, he noted that CMNP had actually already received payment from the state in the form of tax restitution received in 2013. In addition, the press release issued by the Central Jakarta District Court on 22 April 2026 is also questionable because it already mentioned the judge’s considerations while the ruling had not yet been issued or received by the company on that date. “The company could only access the operative part of the ruling, without any considerations,” he concluded.