Indonesia Arrests Judge after Palm Oil Companies Cleared of Graft Charges

April 14, 2025, 11.22 AM
Source: ReutersEditor: Yudho Winarto

LAW & COURT - JAKARTA. The Indonesian Attorney General's Office has arrested a chief judge of a local court on charges of bribery following the acquittal of three palm oil companies in a case related to corruption in obtaining export permits, an official said.

A court had last month acquitted the three companies - Wilmar Group, Musim Mas Group, and North Sumatra-based Permata Hijau Group - of charges of misconduct in obtaining export permits in 2022.

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