Yesterday's legal news: Andrie still in HCU to KPK summoning cigarette entrepreneurs

The following is a summary from ANTARA of yesterday’s noteworthy legal news, worth revisiting: KontraS at DPR reveals Andrie Yunus still in HCU and not doing well The Chair of the KontraS Executive Board, Indria Fernida, revealed that the condition of Andrie Yunus, who was doused with acid, remains in the high care unit (HCU) for intensive treatment as he is not doing well, during a meeting at Commission III of the DPR RI. According to her, Andrie has been in the HCU for two weeks for eye and burn treatment. Andrie, she said, cannot be visited by anyone except his family and one KontraS official, to prevent infection or other disruptions. “His condition is very not okay, although from the outside it doesn’t look like there’s clearer information,” said Indria at the parliamentary complex, Jakarta, on Tuesday. Ditjenpas will comply with government regulations on WFH policy The Directorate General of Corrections of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Ditjenpas Kemenkumham) stated that it will comply with central government regulations regarding the work from home (WFH) policy. Director General of Corrections Mashudi mentioned that they are awaiting the decision from Kemenkumham regarding the official establishment of the WFH mechanism. “For WFH, we are awaiting orders from the Minister and certainly the Minister (of Law and Human Rights) will receive orders from superiors, which we are waiting for to implement,” he said after the morning assembly and halal bihalal in the Ditjenpas building parking area, Jakarta, on Tuesday. KPK on detention of Satori and Heri Gunawan: Not long now The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that the detention of two DPR RI members who are also suspects in the alleged corruption case of the distribution of corporate social and environmental responsibility funds (CSR) from Bank Indonesia and the Financial Services Authority, Satori and Heri Gunawan, will not be long. “Just wait. Not in a long time,” said Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu at the KPK Merah Putih Building, Jakarta, on Monday (30/3). Meanwhile, Asep acknowledged that the many hand arrest operations (OTT) carried out by KPK have caused changes in strategy in handling the BI and OJK CSR case. Customs and DJP seal several foreign-flagged tourist vessels A joint team from the Directorate General of Customs and the Directorate General of Taxes of the Ministry of Finance sealed several foreign-flagged tourist vessels suspected of violating regulations on import duty and tax exemption facilities. The vessels were found during a supervision patrol by officers from the Jakarta DKI Customs Region Office together with the North Jakarta Directorate General of Taxes in Jakarta Bay, North Jakarta. “This activity involves examining foreign tourist vessels in Jakarta Bay,” said Head of Section II Enforcement of the Jakarta DKI Customs Region Office Siswo Kristyanto in his statement in Jakarta, on Tuesday. KPK begins summoning cigarette entrepreneurs in Customs case The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has begun summoning cigarette entrepreneurs as witnesses in the alleged corruption case within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance. “Among the witnesses summoned today are from cigarette entrepreneurs,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta, on Tuesday. Budi explained that the cigarette entrepreneurs were summoned in the investigation of that case because KPK needs their statements to explain about excise duties.