Seven Indicted in Pertamina Crude Oil and Refinery Corruption Case
- Istimewa
Jakarta, VIVA – The Attorney General's (AGO) Office has named seven suspects in an alleged corruption case involving the management of crude oil and refinery products at Pertamina's subholding and Cooperation Contract Contractors (KKKS) from 2018 to 2023.
"Based on witness statements, expert testimony, and legally seized documentary evidence, the investigative team has named seven individuals as suspects tonight," said Abdul Qohar, Director of Investigation at the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes of the AGO at the Attorney General's Office building in Jakarta on Monday Feb 24).
The seven suspects are RS, President Director of Pertamina Patra Niaga; SDS, Director of Feedstock and Product Optimization at Kilang Pertamina Internasional; and YF from Pertamina International Shipping.
Additionally, AP, VP of Feedstock Management at Kilang Pertamina Internasional; MKAN, beneficial owner of Navigator Khatulistiwa; DW, Commissioner of Navigator Khatulistiwa and Commissioner of Jenggala Maritim; and GRJ, Commissioner of Jenggala Maritim and President Director of Orbit Terminal Merak.
Qohar stated that the suspects would be detained for the next 20 days for further investigation, starting Monday night, February 24.
Direktur Optimasi Feedstok PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional Sani Dinar Saifuddi
- Antara
Earlier, Head of the Attorney General’s Office Legal Information Center, Harli Siregar stated that this case began when the government issued Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No. 42 of 2018, which prioritized the use of domestic crude oil to meet national demand.
"This regulation required Pertamina to source oil produced domestically to fulfill domestic needs," he said.
He explained that oil from private KKKS contractors was required to be offered to Pertamina first. If Pertamina rejected the offer, the rejection could then be used to apply for an export recommendation.
However, Pertamina’s subholding, Kilang Pertamina Internasional, allegedly attempted to bypass this agreement.
Furthermore, during this period, the government’s crude oil and condensate was exported due to a reduction in refinery intake capacity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the same time, however, Pertamina instead imported crude oil to meet refinery intake requirements.
