Indonesia Replaces Social Affairs Minister After Graft Probe
Suitcases full of money confiscated from suspects in Jakarta, Dec. 6.
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Indonesia is replacing its social affairs minister after he was named a suspect in a bribery investigation.
President Joko Widodo said he will appoint Muhadjir Effendy, coordinating minister for human development and cultural affairs, as acting social affairs minister after Juliari Peter Batubara was declared a suspect in a probe related to an assistance program for the poor during the coronavirus pandemic.