https://www.scmp.com/rss/523453/feed The latest news and top stories on Indonesia's Attorney General’s Office. A prominent Jakarta-based governmental legal body, the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of Indonesia (Kejaksaan Agung Republik Indonesia) is dedicated to advising the Indonesian Government on legal matters and serving as the central organisation for the Public Prosecution Service. Its main areas of focus include prosecuting crimes, enforcing judicial orders and conducting investigations across criminal, civil and... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk Indonesia’s former education minister and ex-Gojek CEO Nadiem Makarim has been detained as a suspect in a high-profile corruption probe linked to a procurement programme involving Google’s Chromebook laptops, with state losses estimated to be US$120 million. Centred on the country’s digital education push from 2019 to 2022, the case took a dramatic turn on Thursday when Nadiem was taken into custody by the Attorney General’s Office after a third round of questioning. He will be held for 20 days... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3324513/ex-indonesian-minister-detained-over-corruption-probe-linked-laptop-sales?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3324513/ex-indonesian-minister-detained-over-corruption-probe-linked-laptop-sales?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:03:03 +0000 Resty Woro Yuniar Resty Woro Yuniar A recent prison sentence for a former Indonesian trade minister has raised eyebrows over alleged political motivations, given the defendant’s loyalty to an opposition politician. Last Friday, judges at a corruption court in Jakarta sentenced Thomas Trikasih Lembong to 4½ years in jail and a fine of 750 million rupiah (US$46,000) for improperly granting sugar import permits, during what the prosecutor said was a surplus of local production, when he was trade minister in 2015-16. Prosecutors... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3319288/was-it-politics-indonesia-ex-minister-thomas-lembongs-jail-term-ignites-debate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3319288/was-it-politics-indonesia-ex-minister-thomas-lembongs-jail-term-ignites-debate?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:00:26 +0000