Indonesia Arrests Judge after Palm Oil Companies Cleared of Graft Charges

April 14, 2025, 11.22 AM | Source: Reuters

ILUSTRASI. Officers take the Chairman of the South Jakarta District Court Muhammad Arif Nuryanta (center) to the detention car after being named a suspect in the alleged bribery case in handling cases at the Attorney General's Office, Jakarta, Saturday (12/4/2025). The Attorney General's Office has named four suspects in the alleged bribery case related to the acquittal (onslag) decision in the corruption case of granting crude palm oil export facilities at the Central Jakarta District Court, including the Chairman of the South Jakarta District Court Muhammad Arif Nuryanta, the Deputy Civil Clerk of the North Jakarta District Court Wahyu Gunawan, advocate Marcella Santoso, and advocate Arianto. ANTARA FOTO/Reno Esnir/app/wpa.

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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