The Megawati Axis
Seeking Cover in the Inner Circle
A number of troubled business operators tried to get close to Megawati when she was in power, going through Taufiq Kiemas, her husband.
May 13, 2008
It was Thursday afternoon, December 2, 1999. State Minister for State Owned Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi had arrived at the office of Attorney General Marzuki Darusman to submit a file on suspected corrupt activities at Texmaco. The case involved fake export credit totaling Rp15.3 trillion and included former president Suharto, officials at Bank Indonesia and Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI). The bosses at Texmaco, like Marimutu Sinivasan, were repor
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