#Scandal
Jakarta court hands down stiff sentences to judges in CPO export bribery case
The Jakarta Corruption Court has sentenced three judges to 11 years in prison for their involvement in a bribery scheme connected to crude palm oil (CPO) export permits issued between January and April 2022, in a ruling that further exposes deep-rooted corruption within Indonesia’s judiciary.
AGO opens new corruption probe into former Pertamina’s trading arm Petral
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has launched a new phase of investigation into alleged corruption involving Pertamina Energy Trading Limited (Petral), the now-defunct overseas trading subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina.
AGO questions Berau Coal officials in the Pertamina oil corruption case
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has questioned 10 witnesses in its ongoing investigation into the alleged corruption in the management of crude oil and refinery products involving State energy company PT Pertamina, its subholdings, and several oil contractors (KKKS) between 2018 and 2023.
Nadiem named a suspect in “Chromebook” procurement corruption case
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) named on Thursday, September 4, 2025, former Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Minister Nadiem Makarim assuspect in a Rp1.98 trillion (US$124.7 million) corruption case related to the procurement of Chromebooks under the government’s Education Digitalization program between 2019 and 2022.
Religious Affairs Minister pledges corrective action over non-halal food trays issue
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has pledged immediate corrective action following reports that stainless steel trays used in the government’s Free Nutritious Meals Program (MBG) may contain pork-derived substances, raising concerns over halal compliance.
AGO questions six Pertamina officials in refinery graft probe
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has questioned six officials of State-owned energy giant PT Pertamina and its subsidiaries over an alleged corruption case involving the management of crude oil and refinery products between 2018 and 2023.
Ex-Sritex boss named suspect in Rp1.08 T bank loan scandal
Iwan Kurniawan Lukminto, former President Director of giant textile company Sritex, has been named a suspect by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in an alleged corruption case involving bank loans to the Surakarta-based textile company.
Two lawmakers named graft suspects in BI and OJK CSR scandal
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named two House of Representatives (DPR) legislators as suspects in a corruption case involving alleged misuse of corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds from the Indonesian Central Bank (BI) and the Financial Services Authority (OJK).
Former top mining inspector named corruption suspect in Rp500 B coal scandal
Sunindyo Suryo Herdadi, former Director of Engineering and Environment at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) and Chief Mining Inspector from April 2022 to July 2024, has been named a suspect in a major coal mining corruption case.
Attorney General’s Office to probe Riza Chalid’s reported royal ties in Malaysia
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) says that it will investigate reports that fugitive oil trader and graft suspect Mohammad Riza Chalid has married a member of a Malaysian royal family in an alleged attempt to shield himself from prosecution.
AGO to question State officials over suspected adulterated rice scandal
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has planned to summon several state officials in connection with the ongoing investigation into a major case of suspected rice adulteration, locally known as beras oplosan, as authorities expand their probe beyond the private sector to examine possible institutional lapses.
Prosecutors reveal WA Group linked to Nadiem before appointed as minister
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has shed new light on the early stages of the controversial Chromebook procurement program, linking the case to a private WhatsApp (WA) group allegedly established before Nadiem Makarim was appointed as Education and Culture Minister in 2019.