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Indonesia

Thomas Trikasih Lembong (Tom Lembong): Sugar import permits case case status

Minister of Trade (2015 to 2016). Prosecutors alleged that Lembong improperly issued sugar import permits, with the state loss put at Rp 194.72 billion.

Status: ClosedHe was sentenced to 4.5 years on 18 July 2025 and appealed, but President Prabowo granted abolition, which stops the ongoing legal proceedings, and he was released on 1 August 2025. Abolition is not an acquittal.
Country
Indonesia
Agency
Attorney General's Office (prosecution)
Court
Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor)
Status date
2 August 2025
Amount alleged
IDR 194,720,000,000

Case history

  1. The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced him to 4.5 years and a Rp 750 million fine. Prosecutors had sought seven years.4,5
  2. Lembong filed an appeal against the verdict.4
  3. The House of Representatives approved the President's request to grant him abolition.1,2
  4. The abolition decree took effect and he was released from Cipinang detention.1,3

Response

On release he said "I am now breathing fresh air again, reunited with my beloved family" (Antara). His lawyer said accepting abolition was not an admission of guilt (CNBC Indonesia).

Sources

  1. Antara, Lembong, Kristiyanto walk free after presidential pardon (2 August 2025)
  2. Republika, The House of Representatives approves abolition for Tom Lembong and amnesty for Hasto Kristiyanto (1 August 2025)
  3. CNN Indonesia, Keppres abolisi terbit, Tom Lembong bebas penjara hari ini (1 August 2025)
  4. CNBC Indonesia, Prabowo berikan abolisi untuk Tom Lembong, kuasa hukum: kami menerima (1 August 2025)
  5. The Jakarta Post, Ex-minister Thomas Lembong gets 4.5 years in prison in sugar import graft case (18 July 2025)

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