Indonesian court jails Wilmar executive in palm oil graft case

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An Indonesian court has sentenced an employee of global food company Wilmar Group SGX:F34 and two lawyers to jail terms ranging from six to 16 years after they were found guilty of bribery in a corruption case related to obtaining palm oil export permits in 2022.Here are some details:Judges at the Central Jakarta court on Tuesday sentenced Muhammad Syafei, who was the head of Social Security Legal at Wilmar Group, to six years in prison, the company said in a statement.The court also jailed lawyers Marcella Santoso and Ariyanto for 14 and 16 years, respectively, court spokesperson Sunoto told Reuters on Wednesday. The defendants were found guilty of bribing judges involved in a ruling that had cleared Wilmar and two other palm oil companies of accusations of paying bribes to obtain export permits in 2022.Sunoto said that the verdict "confirms that there is no room for anyone to try to influence the independence of judges".In its statement, Wilmar confirmed Muhammad Syafei's jail sentence on the charge of bribery, and said the court had dismissed a money laundering charge.Wilmar had previously handed over 11.8 trillion rupiah ($725 million) to the Attorney General's Office as a "security deposit" in relation to the case.The company has previously stated that its actions were "in compliance with prevailing regulations" and "were free from any corrupt intent".

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