Indonesian authorities announce two new suspects in illegal tin mining probe


JAKARTA: Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Wednesday (Feb 21) announced two tin company executives were suspects in a probe into illegal tin mining, a senior official said.

The two suspects, executives at PT Refined Bangka Tin (RBT), allegedly facilitated a meeting with officials at state miner PT Timah to accommodate the purchase of ores from illegal mining, the official, Kuntadi, told reporters.

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