Bags and rucksacks crammed with banknotes.
The evidence was overwhelming when Juliari Batubara, Indonesia's Minister of Social Affairs, surrendered to the authorities in December.
According to media reports, he is said to have collected huge sums of money for food parcels that were supposed to help the poorest in his country during the Corona crisis.
According to the ongoing investigations, the minister is said to have awarded the contract to a friendly company and earned money on every package.
Stacks of banknotes rarely appear in corruption cases in EU countries. But one year after the outbreak of the corona pandemic, it is slowly becoming apparent in Europe how many politicians have enriched themselves in the shadow of the global emergency. The constantly new details that have come to light from the chaos of the procurement of medical equipment since spring 2020 also give an idea of how susceptible the ongoing vaccination campaigns could be to corruption and fraud.