JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s anti graft agency has arrested the country’s deputy manpower minister in connection with an investigation into alleged extortion, the agency’s deputy head said on Thursday.
Fitroh Rohcahyanto told Reuters the arrest of Immanuel Ebenezer was related to an investigation into allegations of irregularities in the ministry’s issue of safety permits.
The manpower ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment and it was not immediately clear if the minister has been charged with any offence.
(Reporting by Ananda Teresia and Stanley Widianto; Editing by Martin Petty)
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