Indonesian Agrarian Minister Grilled by KPK Over Land Rights Bribery Allegations
Nusron Wahid, the Indonesian Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN), was questioned by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as part of an investigation into alleged bribery and gratification related to the processing of building use rights (HGB). The questioning focused on the minister's authority, directives to subordinates, and potential involvement in illicit financial transactions.
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