QUIETLY, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) had been targeting Indonesian Ombudsman Chair Hery Susanto since mid-2025. At the time, Hery still served as a member overseeing Senior Assistantship V. One of his duties was supervising public services of government institutions in the mining sector.

The case traces back to administrative sanctions imposed by the Ministry of Forestry on Toshida Indonesia (TSHI), a nickel mining company bas