# legal cases

Latest news group about legal cases.

Two Rights Activists Indicted of Defaming Minister Luhut

Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti stand trial after angering Luhut with allegations that he had misused power to do business in Papua.
News Apr 3, 2023 | 3:36 pm

Much-Awaited House Hearing on Money Laundering Scandal Turns Personal

Not many explanations can be heard from the hearing which lasted almost eight hours as Mahfud and lawmakers traded arguments.
News Mar 30, 2023 | 12:39 am

Policeman Found Dead with Gunshot Wound inside Car

The car’s engine was engaged but the doors were locked when first responders from the district police came to the scene.
News Mar 25, 2023 | 10:13 pm

Serial Child Molester Receives Parole

Andri Sobari aka Emon has served nine years in prison for abusing as many as 120 children.
News Mar 24, 2023 | 9:23 pm

Luxury House Belonging to Wahyu Kenzo Demarcated with Police Line

Wahyu has collected Rp 9 trillion ($596 million) from around 25,000 users of his forex trading bot.
News Mar 23, 2023 | 9:44 pm

Police Raid Used Cloth Shops in Jakarta, Bekasi

The team seized 513 bales of used clothes from nine shops at Senen Market and another 600 bales from a nearby warehouse.
News Mar 21, 2023 | 12:50 am

Police Step in After Richard Eliezer No Longer Under Witness Protection Program

LPSK discontinued the protection program for Richard after he gave an interview with Jakarta-based Kompas TV without its consent.
News Mar 12, 2023 | 1:43 pm

Manpower Ministry Foils Attempt to Smuggle Workers to Middle East Countries

Labor exporters moved to Juanda Airport due to frequent inspections at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, an official said.
News Jan 29, 2023 | 1:19 pm

Community Policing Is at Work in South Jakarta

South Jakarta is home to 2.1 million people with just 1,260 full-time officers.
News Jan 14, 2023 | 3:39 pm

How 500 Tons of Rice Vanish from State Warehouse

A local Bulog executive said he had "lent" the rice to a company to stabilize rice prices.
News Jan 3, 2023 | 7:25 am

Nikita Mirzani Praises "Honest Judges" after Acquitted of Defamation

The actress has gained national media attention more because of her marital problems and physical altercations at bars.
Lifestyle Dec 30, 2022 | 1:14 pm

Ex-Minister Roy Suryo Convicted of Hate Speech

The Democratic Party politician was initially charged with blasphemy which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
News Dec 29, 2022 | 9:03 am

Three Ship Crew Members Named Suspects for Smuggling Iraqis to Australia

The ship carrying the immigrants was intercepted and later destroyed by the Australian coastguard en route to Ashmore Reef.
News Dec 27, 2022 | 3:55 pm

Twenty Foreign Nationals Arrested for Immigration Offenses

Eight of the foreigners have overstayed their visas while the remaining 12 couldn’t show passports and proper travel documents.
News Dec 23, 2022 | 8:11 pm

Foreign Visitors won’t be Prosecuted for Cohabitation, Adultery: Justice Ministry

Those offenses cannot be prosecuted without a complaint from members of the nuclear family.
News Dec 12, 2022 | 8:25 pm

Gov’t Says Extramarital Sex Cannot be Prosecuted Without Request

The clarification came after the specific article drew criticisms from rights groups and was reported widely by international media.
News Dec 10, 2022 | 9:58 pm

House Approves Controversial Criminal Code that Bans Premarital Sex

The government claims that the new criminal code is “reformative, progressive, and in accordance with the present situation in Indonesia".
News Dec 6, 2022 | 11:50 pm

Watch: Motorcycle Theft in Broad Daylight Caught on Camera

It took just a few minutes for the burglar to break the lock, allegedly using a T-shaped metal.
News Dec 4, 2022 | 12:04 pm

Police Arrest Two Czech Nationals Sought by Interpol

They are accused of embezzling money and tax evasion that together caused a loss of 84.76 million CZK ($3.6 million).
News Dec 1, 2022 | 9:30 pm

Millions of Indonesian Adults Have Bribing Experience in Interactions with Police: Poll

The same poll indicated that the National Police was the second-least trusted institution, better only than the political party.
News Nov 28, 2022 | 4:42 am