Yesterday's Legal News: Kalbar IUP Suspect and Budi Karya Summoned
Jakarta (ANTARA) — A series of legal events occurred on Thursday (21 May), ranging from the Attorney General’s Office naming a suspect in the alleged corruption over the governance of mining business permits (IUP) for PT QSS in Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan) from 2017 to 2025, to the KPK opening the possibility of questioning former Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi following the seizure of hundreds of millions of rupiah from his former aide, Robby Kurniawan. Here are five top stories to read this morning.
The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) named one suspect in the case of alleged corruption involving governance of mining business permits (IUP) for PT QSS in Kalimantan Barat during 2017–2025. More details can be read here.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) opened the possibility of examining former Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi after seizing hundreds of millions of rupiah from his former aide, Robby Kurniawan. More details can be read here.
The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) disclosed the reasons for examining former Director General of Customs, Askolani, on Wednesday (20 May) as a witness in the investigation into alleged corruption involving misappropriation in the export of crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivative products during 2022–2024. More details can be read here.
The Traffic Corps (Korlantas) of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) said the case file for the Bekasi Timur station train accident at the end of April had been completed. More details can be read here.
The Asset Recovery Agency (BPA) of the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office successfully sold 300 of the 308 assets seized and auctioned during BPA Fair held 18–21 May 2026. ‘Total assets sold: 300 units. Only 8 units remained unsold,’ said BPA Head Kuntadi at the BPA Building, Jakarta, on Thursday. More details can be read here.