Indonesia arrests 11 suspects in CPO, POME export graft case

Former Director of Customs Technical Affairs at Indonesia’s Directorate General of Customs and Excise R Fadjar Donny Tjahjadi (center) walks toward a prison vehicle after questioning at the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2026). Indonesian prosecutors name 11 suspects — identified by the initials LHB, FJR, MZ, ES, ERW, FLX, RND, TNY, VNR, RBN, and YSR — in a corruption case involving crude palm oil (CPO) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) exports in 2022–2024, estimated to cause state losses of Rp10 trillion to Rp14 trillion (US$640 million to US$900 million). ANTARA FOTO/Darryl Ramadhan/bar/M052

Heads of Customs Education and Information Services at Pekanbaru Customs Office Muhammad Zulfikar (left) and Director of Chemical, Oleochemical, and Feed Industries at Indonesia’s Industry Ministry Lila Harsyah Bakhtiar (right) wear detainee vests after questioning at the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday (Feb. 10, 2026). Indonesian prosecutors name 11 suspects — identified by the initials LHB, FJR, MZ, ES, ERW, FLX, RND, TNY, VNR, RBN, and YSR — in a corruption case involving crude palm oil (CPO) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) exports in 2022–2024, which is estimated to cause state losses of Rp10 trillion to Rp14 trillion (US$640 million to US$900 million). ANTARA FOTO/Fakhri Hermansyah/bar/M052

Former Director of Customs Technical Affairs at Indonesia’s Directorate General of Customs and Excise R Fadjar Donny Tjahjadi (second right) wears a detainee vest after questioning at the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday (Feb. 10, 2026). Indonesian prosecutors name 11 suspects in an alleged corruption case involving crude palm oil (CPO) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) exports in 2022–2024, which is estimated to cause state losses of up to Rp14 trillion (US$900 million). ANTARA FOTO/Fakhri Hermansyah/bar/M052