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Corrupt

1. Tom Lembong
Corruption
Group 4 XII-B
News Item

2. MEMBER OF GROUP
Alyssa Noverita Putri
Bayu Putra Pamungkas
Enriqe Steven Ebenhaezer
Jehezkiel Sebastian
Nadine Stefani

3. Newsworthy
Event
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on
Tuesday named former Trade Minister
Thomas Trikasih Lembong as a suspect
in a corruption case involving alleged
fraudulent sugar imports in 2015.
AGO’s Director of Criminal Investigation,
Abdul Qohar, said Tomas was detained
along with another suspect, a
businessman identified by the initials
DS.

4. Thomas, 53, is accused of issuing an import
permit for 105,000 tons of red sugar crystals in
2015 despite a domestic surplus, Abdul said
at a news conference in Jakarta.
The prosecutor added that the import license
was granted to a private company, even
though only state-owned companies are
authorized to procure the commodity from
foreign sources
Background Event

5. Thomas served as trade minister from 2015 to 2016, before
being appointed head of the Investment Coordinating Board
(BKPM) until October 2019 under President Joko “Jokowi”
Widodo. During his tenure, he was one of Jokowi’s most trusted
aides, often contributing to the president’s speeches on
economic issues.
Since leaving the cabinet, Thomas has been an outspoken
critic of the president and has voiced support for the
presidential campaign of Anies Baswedan, another former
Jokowi minister who has since been widely regarded as an
opposition figure to Jokowi.
Background Event

6. Source
“At the time, the
suspect, as trade
minister, granted the
import license without
first coordinating with
relevant state
agencies,” Abdul
explained.

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