The recent arrest of Thomas Lembong, a former Indonesian trade minister, has sparked a heated debate about the country’s anti-corruption efforts. Lembong, who served under former President Joko Widodo, faces allegations of misconduct in a 2015 sugar import case. The Attorney General’s Office claims his actions caused state losses of 400 billion rupiah ($70.2 million). […]
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