Weekly Legal Roundup: From Corruption Eradication to Forest Fires
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Various legal news stories have been reported by ANTARA News Agency. Here, we summarise the five most popular legal news stories from the past week that are worth revisiting as a source of information for your weekend.
- KPK summons three witnesses following the detention of former Head of DJP Jakarta Khusus Regional Office
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has summoned three witnesses for questioning following the detention of a suspect in an alleged gratification case within the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) of the Ministry of Finance, as well as the former Head of the DJP Jakarta Khusus Regional Office, Muhammad Haniv.
“The KPK has scheduled the examination of witnesses named AS, NRB, and DHN, representing the private sector,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta, Monday. Budi further stated that the examination of these three witnesses is scheduled to take place at the KPK Merah Putih Building in Jakarta.
- Fugitive for almost two years, former Regent of Minut apprehended in Timika
The Fugitive Capture Team of the North Sulawesi High Prosecutor’s Office, together with the Mimika District Prosecutor’s Office, has apprehended the former two-term Regent of North Minahasa, identified by the initials VAP, in Timika, Mimika Regency, Central Papua.
The Head of the Intelligence Section of the Mimika District Prosecutor’s Office, Norbertus Dhendy Restu Prayogo, stated in Timika on Monday that VAP was apprehended at a hospital in Timika on Sunday (30/8). VAP is a suspect in an alleged corruption case involving the land purchase for the expansion of the Walanda Maramis Regional Public Hospital in North Minahasa Regency and was on the most wanted list of the North Sulawesi High Prosecutor’s Office.
- House Commission III: 13 types of crimes proposed for inclusion in the Asset Forfeiture Bill
The Chairman of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), Habiburokhman, revealed that 13 types of criminal offences have been proposed for inclusion in the Draft Law (RUU) on Asset Forfeiture, ranging from corruption to human trafficking.
He did not deny that many parties are concerned that ordinary citizens could face asset forfeiture even if they do not hold official positions. However, he emphasised that the Indonesian constitution uphises the principle of equality before the law. “Anyone who commits a legal violation must face sanctions, regardless of their official background,” said Habiburokhman in Jakarta, Monday.
- KPK reveals searches conducted at 8 locations over 3 days in Banjarmasin Tax Office case
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that it conducted searches at eight locations between 26–28 August 2026 as part of the investigation into alleged corruption within the Banjarmasin Medium Tax Office (KPP Madya).
“The searches were carried out at eight locations, including both private residences and offices, located in the Banjarmasin and Banjarbaru areas, South Kalimantan,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta, Monday. According to Budi, KPK investigators seized several documents related to the ongoing case from the eight locations.
- National Police have named 113 suspects in forest and land fire cases
The Indonesian National Police (Polri) has recorded 113 suspects as of 4 September 2026 in cases involving forest and land fires (karhutla).
The Head of Sub-directorate III of the Directorate of Specific Crimes of the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri), Kombes Pol. Pipit Subiyanto, explained that the designation of suspects resulted from the handling of 169 police reports regarding forest fires, covering a burnt area of 4,741.8915 hectares.
Pipit, in a statement received in Jakarta on Saturday, noted that the suspects are predominantly individuals suspected of intentionally burning their own land with the motive of clearing new areas for cultivation.