The Half-Billion Dispute
AFTER three months frequenting the National Police Criminal Investigation Division (Bareskrim), Husdi Herman finally received the long-awaited—but not exactly hoped for—notification. On Thursday, March 19, the police issued a warrant for terminating the investigation into the suspected fraud filed against Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto.
Tempo
March 31, 2020
The police sees Hudi’s report as detailing a “non-criminal act.” “We are disappointed and are considering filing a pre-trial suit,” said Husdi on Friday, March 27. Husdi is the attorney of Yulius Isyudianto, former commissioner of Yudistira Bumi Bhakti—a mining company that he initiated alongside Agus and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung Wibowo.
In 2001-2014, the company was granted a project for mining nickel
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