Massive Scandal Swamps Indonesia’s Legislature
The Indonesian political sphere has been rocked by what has been called the biggest scandal ever to engulf the House of Representatives, with officials embezzling Rp2.3 trillion (US$171.9 million) from a program to supply the public with smart identity cards.
On March 9 the Jakarta Corruption Court put two high-ranking former Home Affairs Ministry offici…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.