Indonesia arrests officials in crackdown on corruption
Al Jazeera • • world
Key Points:
- Indonesia's deputy minister for immigration affairs, Silmy Karim, has been arrested by the anticorruption agency KPK over alleged irregularities in immigration document administration during 2023-2024.
- Karim was detained after a 10-hour interrogation, and seven other suspects have been identified in the ongoing investigation.
- The arrests follow a recent crackdown, including the detention of Dadan Hindayana, former head of an agency linked to President Prabowo Subianto's free-meals programme, on corruption charges.
- The government has expressed concern over the repeated corruption cases but affirmed respect for the legal processes conducted by KPK and the Attorney General’s Office.
- Earlier in April, Indonesia’s chief ombudsman was also arrested on bribery charges, highlighting ongoing challenges in combating corruption within the government.