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Sugar Import Permits Gone Sour

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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.

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Sugarcane farmers from various regions in Indonesia sprinkle imported sugar during a protest in front of the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Monday, August 28, 2017. TEMPO Doc./Rizki Putra. tempo : 176828405847.

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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Lani Diana, Fajar Pebrianto, Mohamad Khory Alfarizi, Jamal Abdun Nashr (Semarang), and Hanaa Septiana (Surabaya) contributed to this report. 

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