In a rare case the company admitted to have paid bribes in Indonesia to win approval for the introduction of its genetically engineered BT cotton variety in Indonesia, in the face of intense opposition from local farmers and activists. Money went to more than 140 individuals according to Reuters.</p><p><a href="http://ifrik.org/index.php?id=52">Ifrik Dossier: "Food. Health. Bribery" full background</a></p><p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7263224">Reuters</a></p><p><a href="http://news.ft.com/cms/s/42d799ac-6019-11d9-bd2f-00000e2511c8.html">Financial Times: Monsanto agrees to $1.5m crop bribe penalty</a></p><p><a href="http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20050110.B02">The Jarkata Post: KPK to investigate Monsanto bribery case</a>