Ministry of Transport Affirms Commitment to Respect Court Process in Port Project Dispute

The Ministry of Transport, through its Directorate General of Sea Transportation, has affirmed its commitment to respecting all stages of the legal process currently underway at the State Administrative Court. This statement follows a hearing concerning an administrative dispute over Survey, Investigation, and Design documents for a port project.

The ministry stated that all explanations, evidence, and arguments have been presented openly during the trial. Consequently, the institution has chosen to fully entrust the assessment process to the panel of judges in accordance with applicable legal provisions.

Earlier, confirmation efforts directed at the Director of Ports, Muh Anto Julianto, were referred to the Head of Sub-Directorate for Port Business at the Directorate of Ports, Komang Wisnu, who provided an explanation of the regulator’s position in the case. Komang stated that the entire substance of the lawsuit has been explained in court, so the ministry does not wish to provide any assessment outside the ongoing legal mechanism.

‘This question has also been answered by us in the trial. And we fully leave it to the judge to consider our answers,’ Komang Wisnu said on Tuesday, 7 July 2026.

According to Komang, the Ministry of Transport respects the independence of the panel of judges in examining all facts and evidence submitted by each party during the trial. Therefore, the ministry is following all legal stages according to procedure and awaits the decision that will be determined by the State Administrative Court.

‘We will follow the PTUN’s decision later,’ Komang said. He also urged all parties to allow the legal process to proceed objectively until the trial concludes. ‘It is best to just wait for the trial to finish,’ he added.

The case currently proceeding at the State Administrative Court was filed by PT KSS. In the lawsuit, the plaintiff objects to administrative and technical aspects related to official letters issued by the Ministry of Transport. The first trial agenda focused on the procedure for issuing the ministry’s official letters and the process of preparing the Survey, Investigation, and Design documents. The plaintiff considers that there are procedural aspects that need to be examined through the judicial mechanism.