The arrest of Thomas Lembong, who is well-known and respected in Australian political circles, has raised the eyebrows of those trying to understand the new administration of Prabowo Subianto.
A former Indonesian trade minister who campaigned for the opposition has been arrested in the first days of Prabowo Subianto’s presidency on alleged corruption offences from almost 10 years ago, raising questions about whether the timing is a coincidence or a message from the new administration.
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull named the Harvard-educated investment banker in his 2020 autobiography as facilitating what became a strong friendship between him and Widodo. They were inaugurated on October 20, two scions of powerful families. The rapid arrest of such a high-profile critic of the Widodo-Prabowo order has raised the eyebrows of those intently watching the new administration for signals about how it intends to run the world’s third-largest democracy.
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