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Indonesia Court Jails Former Trade Minister for 4.5 Years in Sugar Graft Case
JAKARTA, INDONESIA, JUL 18 – Thomas Trikasih Lembong was found guilty of corruption for granting sugar import permits despite a surplus, causing nearly 600 billion rupiah in losses, judges said.
- On Friday, a court in Jakarta handed down a 4.5-year prison sentence to former trade minister Thomas Trikasih Lembong after finding him guilty of corruption linked to the improper issuance of sugar import permits.
- Lembong improperly granted import permits despite a 2015 sugar surplus, and prosecutors said these actions caused state losses near 600 billion rupiah , while Lembong claimed political motivation.
- Judges ruled Lembong illegally bypassed procedural requirements, prioritized capitalistic interests over social justice as defined by Pancasila, but found he did not personally enrich himself.
- Judge Purwanto S. Abdullah stated the defendant was proven legally guilty, and Lembong said he would consider whether to appeal, while his legal team criticized the prosecution as erratic and politically driven.
- Lembong’s conviction reflects tensions in Indonesia’s political landscape as he became an opposition campaign manager and government critic after serving as trade minister under President Jokowi in 2015-16.
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Jail for former Indonesian trade minister over sugar imports a bitter blow for supporters
Thomas Lembong is respected in Australian political circles for his work as trade minister in 2015-16 under then-president Joko Widodo.
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Indonesia court jails former trade minister in sugar graft case
JAKARTA: An Indonesian court today sentenced a former trade minister to 4.5 years in jail for improperly granting sugar import permits that authorities said had caused nearly 600 billion rupiah (RM156,155) state losses. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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Indonesia court jails former trade minister for 4.5 years in sugar graft case
JAKARTA: An Indonesian court on Friday (Jul 18) sentenced a former trade minister to 4.5 years in jail for improperly granting sugar import permits that authorities said had caused nearly 600 billion rupiah (US$36.84 million) in state losses. Thomas Trikasih Lembong served as trade minister in 2015 an
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