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View all search resultsOn Thursday evening, the KPK arrested six people in North Sumatra allegedly involved in a corruption case related to several road construction and preservation projects in the province between 2023 and 2025, with a total worth of around Rp 231 billion (US$14 million).
Thomas “Tom” Trikasih Lembong, former trade minister during the first term of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, is standing trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court on charges related to alleged embezzlement of state funds with regard to raw sugar imports. However, given Tom's support for the opposition candidate Anies Baswedan in the 2024 presidential race, suspicions have arisen that the case has been orchestrated to limit the opposition and even to prevent the emergence of a potential challenger in the next election.
Chairman of BPKN Mufti Mubarok said on Wednesday that there's enough evidence to show that Pertamina mixed high-octane fuels with lower-octane fuels and marketed them as premium quality product, noting that consumers could file a class action lawsuit against the company.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has documented a total of 851 cases of corruption involving village funds between 2015 and 2024. The KPK also revealed that village fund corruption is the most prevalent form of graft pertaining to the management of state finances.
The antigraft body seized 11 cars, cash and other evidence from the residence of the Pancasila Youth chairman during a raid on Tuesday, in relation to a 2018 bribery scandal involving ex-Kutai Kertanegara regent Rita Widyasari and mining companies.
In a press conference jointly held with Attorney General ST Burhanuddin on Thursday, Budi Gunawan said that there was simply not enough room for prosecutors to display the evidence and that the cash was instead stored in a safe controlled by the Attorney General's Office (AGO).
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