Nickel Corruption Case: PT CNI Director Named Suspect for Illegal Exports, Bribery
Indonesia's Attorney General's Office has named DS, the President Director and shareholder of PT CNI, as a new suspect in a nickel governance corruption case in Southeast Sulawesi (2017-2020). DS is suspected of manipulating nickel grade test results to illegally export the commodity without fulfilling Domestic Market Obligation (DMO) and bribing state officials for permits. The state is estimated to have suffered losses of approximately Rp401 billion.
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