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View all search resultsThe episode is another example of Prabowo's personal style of governance, with the former special forces commander making decisions based on feedback more from his trusted inner circle and loyalists than professionals and experts, analysts say.
The pulp company is alleged of manipulating export documents related to affiliated-party transactions between 2008 and 2025 that resulted in estimated state losses of $113.4 million, the latest development in a case that has named two tax officials as suspects for allegedly accepting bribes from TPL.
Two figures with ties to the military, including an active officer, are expected to head the Finance Ministry's tax and customs offices by presidential appointment, though it is unknown when they will take up their new roles.
The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced Rafael Alun Trisambodo on Monday to 14 years in prison for corruption and money laundering involving billions of rupiah over the past two decades during his stint as a tax official.
Amid the controversy surrounding some Rp 300 trillion (US$19.4 billion) in suspicious payments within the Finance Ministry, the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) has proposed creating an independent tax office separate from the ministry that would answer directly to the president.
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