Sugar Import Permits Gone Sour
The Supreme Audit Agency uncovered violations in sugar import practices during various periods of the Trade Ministry. Only Tom Lembong, the Trade Minister for 2015-2016, is indicted.
M. Khory Alfarizi
November 11, 2024
INVESTIGATORS for the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes are still withholding information about the criminal investigation into the sugar import corruption case that indicted the Trade Minister from 2015-2016, Thomas Trikasih Lembong alias Tom Lembong. The prosecutors said state losses of Rp400 billion (around US$25 million) were incurred from 2015 to 2023. However, the details regarding violations remain unclear. “(We’l
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