Indonesian prosecutors arrested Toshida Indonesia's CEO Laode Sinarwan Oda over bribery allegations in connection with a nickel mining governance corruption case in Southeast Sulawesi, The Jakarta Post reported Tuesday.
Laode's arrest came over allegations of bribes to Indonesian Ombudsman chairman Hery Susanto, who was also reportedly arrested in April.
Laode failed to appear when he was summoned, which led to the arrest, The Jakarta Post reported, citing Attorney General's Office spokesperson Anang Supriatna.
Prosecutors allege the firm attempted to challenge or alter a policy governing the payment of fees to be made to the Forestry Ministry for mining land concessions through the Ombudsman, according to the report.
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