Riau Governor Abdul Wahid (center) is escorted on Nov. 4, by officers upon his arrival at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in South Jakarta. The KPK arrested nine individuals, including Abdul, in a sting operation on Monday in Riau. (Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)

O nce celebrated as one of Indonesia’s richest provinces, Riau now stands as a paradox, a land of crude oil and oil palm where prosperity rarely reaches the people.

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