Former Indonesian minister arrested in sugar corruption probe; state allegedly lost over US$25 million

Former Indonesian minister arrested in sugar corruption probe; state allegedly lost over US$25 million

A minister who served under former President Joko Widodo during the latter’s first term in office was on Tuesday (Oct 29) named as a suspect in a corruption case involving sugar imports that was alleged to have caused state losses worth some 400 billion rupiah (US$25.5 million).