Musim Mas controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Waste-salt disposal allegations involving Dutch subsidiary
Dutch Glycerin Refinery was accused of disposing of tens of thousands of tons of waste salt through a network that allegedly misrepresented it as a soil improver. The supplied material does not establish a final legal outcome.
2025
Acquittal and alleged judicial bribery controversy
After a Jakarta court acquitted Musim Mas and other companies, the ruling became linked in the supplied material to allegations that lawyers paid judges and court officials to obtain a favorable result. The allegations led to arrests and further proceedings.
2025
Supreme Court reversal
The supplied reference states that Indonesia's Supreme Court later granted the prosecution appeal, overturned the acquittals, and convicted Musim Mas and the other named companies.
2022
Cooking-oil export-permit corruption case
Prosecutors alleged that Musim Mas and other palm-oil companies obtained crude palm-oil export approvals without fulfilling Indonesia's domestic-market obligation during a nationwide cooking-oil shortage. General manager Togar Sitanggang was named as a suspect.