At around the same time when the gold import scandal was reported, back in 2021, the Panel of Judges of the Surabaya District Court granted the tort lawsuit filed by one Budi Said against PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk (ANTM). The State-owned company was ordered to compensate for the losses Budi claimed (Rp817.4 billion). Budi initially claimed he had bought 7 tonnes of gold but only received 5.9 tonnes. He never received the remaining 1.1 tonnes of gold. At a later stage of the dispute, we eventually learned that Budi managed to conspire with several employees of ANTM and manipulate the dispute. The parties were then prosecuted in a case of alleged corruption. Budi followed their steps several months ago. Far from media coverage, Budi listened to the prosecutors’ demands this week. To subscribe please click here
