INDONESIA: AGO Searches House of Ex-Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya in Palm Oil Graft Probe

Posted by Asia Views | Feb 6, 2026 | 0 |

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The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has searched the house of former environment minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar as part of its investigation into corruption in the palm oil sector and now plans to summon her for questioning. Last week, AGO investigators conducted raids at six addresses they believed were linked to alleged corruption in the governance of the palm oil plantation and industry from 2015 to 2024, when Siti was a minister. AGO spokesperson Anang Supriatna did not provide further details about the legislator in question and the four remaining locations. Siti, a long-time member of the NasDem party, served for two terms as the then-called environment and forestry minister from 2014 to 2024 under former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The director of investigation at the Office of the Assistant Attorney General for Extraordinary Crimes (Jampidsus), Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, said the investigation was still in the preliminary stage and investigators have yet to name any suspects. Syarief also said his office intended to summon ex-minister Siti for questioning as a witness. During her tenure as environment minister, Siti promised to balance environmental protection and Jokowi’s push to attract more investment. Read more at:
https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/02/02/ago-searches-house-of-ex-environment-minister-siti-nurbaya-in-palm-oil-graft-probe.html?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=home_latest

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Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”

INDONESIA: AGO Searches House of Ex-Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya in Palm Oil Graft Probe

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