Indonesia arrests judges who cleared palm oil companies of graft charges

Judges charged in Indonesian bribery scandal after clearing palm oil giants of corruption

JAKARTA — Prosecutors in Indonesia have charged four judges and two lawyers accused of bribery in a recently concluded trial involving palm oil giants Permata Hijau, Wilmar and Musim Mas. The Attorney General’s Office made a late-night announcement on April 13 that it had charged Jakarta-based judges Muhammad Arif Nuryanta, Agam Syarif Baharuddin, Ali Muhtarom and Djuyamto with bribery, along with court clerk Wahyu Gunawan. It also announce char…

Indonesian govt detains three judges on suspicion of bribery

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Indonesia arrests judges who cleared palm oil companies of graft charges

The three judges allegedly received over US$1 million each for their role in acquitting Wilmar Group, Musim Mas Group, and North Sumatra-based Permata Hijau Group of corruption charges in obtaining export permits.

Indonesia arrests judge after palm oil companies cleared of graft charges

JAKARTA (Reuters) – The Indonesian Attorney General's Office has arrested a chief judge of a local court on charges of bribery following the acquittal of three palm oil companies in a case related to corruption in obtaining export permits, an official said. A court had last month acquitted the three companies – Wilmar Group, Musim Mas Group, and North Sumatra-based Permata Hijau Group – of charges of misconduct in obtaining export permits in 202…

The Attorney General's Office detailed the flow of funds received by the panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court (PN Jakpus) to acquit the corporate defendant in the cooking oil corruption case.

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) continues to investigate the alleged bribery case of the onslag or release decision in the case of granting export facilities for Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and its derivatives in the palm oil industry for the period January 2021-March 2022. After naming 4 suspects, the AGO examined 2 member judges who gave the verdict.