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Politics 2 days ago
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TaniHub, subsidiaries to pay restitution in venture capital graft case
The court also sentenced each firm with a Rp 1 billion (US$56,447) fine after finding them guilty of receiving benefits from the corruption case surrounding two venture capital arms of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to the agricultural tech start-up.
Politics 2 months ago
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Split court hands Nadiem 10 years in prison
The Jakarta Corruption Court on Tuesday sentenced former education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in prison and Rp 809 billion (US$45.4 million) in restitution for causing state losses in the procurement of Chromebook laptops during his time in office, an amount Nadiem said he could not afford.
Politics 2 months ago
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BREAKING: Nadiem gets 10 years in prison in Chromebook corruption case
The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced on Tuesday former education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in prison for causing state losses in a case involving the procurement of Chromebook laptops during his time in office.
Tech 2 months ago
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Start-up cases test line between failed bets and criminal acts
The case centers on US$25 million in investments made between 2019 and 2023 by BRI Ventures and MDI Ventures, the venture capital arms of state-owned firms BRI and Telkom, respectively, into agritech start-up PT Tani Group Indonesia (TaniHub).
Politics 4 months ago
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Tech consultant gets four years in prison in Chromebook graft case
The judges argued that Ibrahim Arief had gone beyond the role of a neutral consultant, noting that while he had previously identified technical limitations in Chromebook devices, he later supported their adoption in discussions and presentations with the government’s representatives.
Politics 6 months ago
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Ex-communications ministry officials jailed in data center graft case
Judges found former communications and information ministry officials to have rigged the tender process for a temporary data centers project to benefit a company that did not meet the international safety standards required to build and manage such sites.
Politics 6 months ago
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Wilmar executive, lawyers found guilty in $4 million palm oil bribery case
The Jakarta Corruption Court has found a former executive and two lawyers linked to palm oil giant Wilmar Group guilty of bribing judges to clear three palm oil companies in a high-profile corruption case involving crude palm oil (CPO) export permits.
Politics 9 months ago
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Conviction of ex-executives of state ferry operator stir debate
The convictions of former top officials of state-owned ferry operator PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry and their subsequent pardons have prompted a public debate over whether bad business decisions that incur state losses should be subject to corruption investigations and trials.
Politics 11 months ago
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Supreme Court strikes down palm oil giants’ corruption acquittal
All palm oil companies were ordered to each pay a Rp 1 billion (US$59,580) fine, along with various restitution ranging from Rp 900 billion to nearly Rp 12 trillion, after they were declared guilty in a corruption case pertaining to crude palm oil export permits.
Politics 1 year ago
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Ex-minister Thomas Lembong gets 4.5 years in prison in sugar import graft case
Judges with the Jakarta Corruption Court found former trade minister Thomas Lembong guilty of violating regulations by authorizing raw sugar imports that involved several private companies between 2015 and 2016.
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