Indonesia appoints controversial ex-general to run customs authority

Finance Ministry reshuffle comes amid decline in tax revenue

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Djaka Budhi Utama, left, Indonesia's new director general of customs and excise, with his predecessor, Askolani, at a handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Jakarta. (Photo by Indonesian Finance Ministry)

ISMI DAMAYANTI

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's Ministry of Finance has appointed several new high-ranking officials, including a controversial former lieutenant general to lead its Directorate General of Customs and Excise.

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