Last week the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that it had investigated alleged violations of the law in the Crude Palm Oil (CPO) licensing process. The AGO named four suspects. Three are of giant CPO companies, and the other one is the Director General of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Trade, Indrasari Wisnu Wardhana. The announcement was unexpected. Just days after the announcement, on April 22, 2022, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo decided to ban exports of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and processed CPO products.To subscribe please click here
