Indonesia's GoTo to cooperate with authorities after office raided in graft probe
GoTo's statement came after media reports saying Indonesia's attorney general's office raided GoTo's office related to an investigation into alleged corruption in the education ministry's laptop procurement in the period of 2019-2022.
GoTo has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
"We are cooperating with the authorities and following their directions," GoTo's director of public affairs and communications Ade Mulya said in the statement.
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