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Indonesian palm-oil tycoon sentenced to 15 years in jail over illegal land conversion case

By Jet Damazo-Santos ( February 23, 2023, 12:05 GMT | Insight) -- Duta Palma Group owner Surya Darmadi was today handed a guilty verdict and a 15-year prison term by the Jakarta Anti-Corruption court for charges related to land grabbing and illegal forest conversion, capping a sensational case that saw the palm-oil tycoon spend three years abroad as a fugitive. Prosecutors had asked for a life sentence over claims that Darmadi's actions cost the state $5.8 billion in direct and indirect losses — the largest ever attributed to a single entity — but the judges took the septuagenarian's age into consideration in the sentencing.Indonesian palm-oil tycoon Surya Darmadi was handed a guilty verdict and a 15-year prison term by the Jakarta Anti-Corruption court today, ending a dramatic day marked by an angry outburst and complaints of heart problems. ...

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