News / The whiff of corruption gets stronger as Indonesian port boss is caught up in 'illegal' crane purchase

The chief executive of Indonesia’s largest port operator has been fired after corruption allegations, despite a lack of incriminating evidence against him.

Richard Joost (RJ) Lino (pictured above), former president-director of state-owned enterprise Pelindo II, now known as Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC), was dismissed by shareholders in December after being named in a corruption case surrounding the procurement of three quay cranes.

“I believe being fired by shareholders is more respectable than resigning, because I don’t believe I did anything wrong,” Mr Lino ...