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Indonesia’s stepped-up anti-graft drive appears targeted at opposition camp: Observers

Indonesian Communications and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate (in a pink vest) walks at the Attorney General's Office following accusations of corruption in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 17, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Reno Esnir/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN INDONESIA.

Former Communications and Informatics minister Johnny G. Plate (centre) is on trial after being indicted for corruption.

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JAKARTA – As Indonesia gears up for

a general election in four months’ time,

the government’s anti-graft drive has been picking up speed, but those targeted appear to be mostly politicians and officials from the opposition camp, or those who support them.

Observers have raised suspicions that the administration of President Joko Widodo is cherry-picking.

Indonesia’s stepped-up anti-graft drive appears targeted at opposition camp: Observers

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