Who Pulled the Strings?

MONSANTO forked out some US$750,000 or around Rp7 billion to smooth the way for its business ventures in Indonesia, including obtaining a license to sell transgenic plant seeds. The money was allegedly used by the "the puppet master" to "buy off" officials at the Department of Agriculture, the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) and the Department of the Environment. Below is the flow of Monsanto's bribes in Indonesia based on a list of peo

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