Jakarta, July 11 -- Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced that the total state financial and economic losses from a major corruption case involving the management of crude oil and refinery products have reached Rp285 trillion (about US$17 billion).

Director of Investigations at the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Abdul Qohar disclosed the figure during a press conference on Thursday evening at the AGO headquarters in Jakarta.

"Based on verified calculations, the total losses amounted to Rp285,017,731,964,389, comprising direct state financial losses and broader economic losses," Qohar remarked.

This updated figure marks a significant rise from an earlier estimate of Rp193.7 trillion. Qohar explain...