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Prosecutors say Hery Susanto took Rp 1.5 billion from a nickel company to influence a fine calculation, and he faces up to three years in jail.
- On Thursday, the Attorney General's Office arrested Indonesia's Chief Ombudsman Hery Susanto on bribery allegations, just six days after President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated him.
- Prosecutors allege Susanto accepted 1.5 billion rupiah from nickel company TSHI between 2021 and 2026 to influence a fine calculation from the Forestry Ministry.
- Authorities are holding Susanto at the Salemba detention center in Central Jakarta for 20 days as investigations continue into the alleged bribery.
- NasDem Party lawmaker Rifqinizamy Karsayuda, chair of House Commission II, expressed regret over the arrest while urging the Ombudsman to continue its institutional duties.
- If convicted of violating bribery rules under Indonesia's new Criminal Code, Susanto faces a maximum sentence of three years in jail.
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Hery Susanto is suspected of accepting bribes from a nickel company on Wednesday, 15 April. He is accused of receiving Rs 1.5 billion (nearly 80,000 euros) when he was in a lower position.
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JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have arrested the country’s chief ombudsman on bribery charges just five days after he was sworn in as the top official responsible for fighting government graft, the Attorney General’s office said.
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