‘No viral, no justice’: Detained Indonesian whistleblower Alvin Lim’s teenage daughter leads social media campaign to free him

Indonesian investment guru and financial fraud expert Roy Shakti said he was dismayed to hear about Lim’s detainment, calling Lim a conscientious lawyer who often represented victims of bogus investment schemes.

Indonesian investment guru and financial fraud expert Roy Shakti says he believes in Alvin Lim’s integrity. Photo: Handout

“We crossed paths a fair bit and during the time I knew Alvin, he impressed me as a lawyer with integrity, which is rare in this country,” he said. Lim was “gutsy” and had a habit of saying the “unvarnished truth”, he added.

Shakti said Lim had always made a point of “going all out” when defending clients, even when they did not have the money to pay him.