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Police Confirm Suspect in Illegal Mining Case Attended Meeting with President

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Police are investigating Anton Timbang, a suspect in an alleged illegal nickel mining case, who attended a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto and Kadin (Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry) officials.
  • Timbang, a Kadin official, was seen in a viral photo with the president at the State Palace in Jakarta.
  • Authorities confirmed Timbang is a suspect but is not currently detained due to his cooperation with the investigation.

Indonesia's Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Dittipidter) Bareskrim Polri has responded to reports that Anton Timbang, a suspect in an alleged illegal nickel mining case, attended a meeting between the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and President Prabowo Subianto at the State Palace in Jakarta.

Timbang, who is a Kadin official, gained viral attention after appearing in a photograph with the president during the July 31, 2026, meeting. Dittipidter Bareskrim Polri's Brigadier General Mohammad Irhamni confirmed that Timbang is indeed a suspect in the case.

However, Irhamni stated that Timbang is not currently under detention because he has been cooperative with the ongoing investigation. "Detention is not mandatory. They are cooperative. We will consider detention or not. We will report it first. I will inform you later," Irhamni said in Jakarta on Thursday (August 6, 2026).

Detention is not mandatory. They are cooperative. We will consider detention or not. We will report it first. I will inform you later.

— Brigjen Mohammad IrhamniExplaining the decision not to detain suspect Anton Timbang.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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