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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Trucks near a palm oil plantation in Sepaku, East Kalimantan — site of Indonesia’s new capital — are seen in this March 8, 2023 file photo. An employee of palm oil giant Wilmar Group has been arrested on graft charges tied to export permit corruption, a day after the company denied any staff were under investigation. — Reuters pic
JAKARTA, April 16 — The Indonesian Attorney General’s Office said it has arrested an employee of global palm oil company Wilmar Group on graft charges related to corruption in obtaining export permits, a day after the firm denied its staff were being investigated.
The announcement came after a string of arrests, including four judges and two lawyers, by the Attorney General’s Office, which says the judges took 60 billion rupiah (RM15.7 million) to arrange for a favourable verdict against three companies, including Wilmar.
The office said late on Tuesday that the suspect will be held for 20 days in a Jakarta prison.
Wilmar told Reuters: “We are now assisting with investigations.”
On Monday, the company released a statement saying “investigations so far have not involved Wilmar Group or any of its employees”.
A court had last month acquitted three companies — Wilmar Group, Musim Mas Group, and North Sumatra-based Permata Hijau Group — on charges of misconduct in obtaining export permits in 2022.
When the corruption charges were first brought against the companies, prosecutors were seeking fines and payments up to 11 trillion rupiah. — Reuters
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