The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is examining Thomas Trikasih Lembong or Tom Lembong in handling a case of alleged corruption in sugar imports at the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) for the 2015-2016 period, today.
Kapuspenkum AGO, Harli Siregar said, Tom Lembong was examined as a witness for the suspect Charles Sitorus as the former Director of Business Development of PT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia (PT PPI).
"Yes, the plan (Tom Lembong is to be examined), for the other suspect," said Harli to VOI, Monday, January 14.
In this series of handling cases, Tom Lembong was originally a suspect. The determination was due to granting a sugar import permit of 105,000 tons to private companies.
The granting of the permit violates the Decree of the Minister of Trade Number 527 of 2004. This is because only state-owned companies or SOEs are allowed to import sugar.
In investigating the alleged corruption case of sugar imports, continued Harli, investigators have examined more than a hundred witnesses. This number will continue to grow as the investigation process is still ongoing.
"Until now, around 130 witnesses have been questioned," said Harli.
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Tom Lembong was charged with Article 2 Paragraph 1 or Article 3 Juncto Article 18 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Corruption Crimes Juncto Article 55 Paragraph 1 1 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
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