I Am Only a Mediator

Deputy Minister Eddy Hiariej explains the gist of allegations of accepting gratification amounting to Rp7 billion. He admits to acting as mediator.

Erwan Hermawan

March 27, 2023

AFTER only very recently having reached the higher rungs of a career in the bureaucracy, Deputy Justice and Human Rights Minister Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej is being slapped with a serious allegation: accepting gratification totaling Rp7 billion. The money was given him by mining businessman, Helmut Hermawan, who was in need of permit validation for his company, Citra Lampia Mandiri. In his office on the 6th floor of the justice ministry, the for

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