Indonesia Police Detain Ex-EFishery CEO Who Faked Data, Two Others
Gibran Huzaifah was detained along with two other former executives, Angga Hadrian Raditya and Andri Yadi, according to a text message from the director of special economic crimes at the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency, Helfi Assegaf. DealStreetAsia earlier reported the detentions.
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