Suspected PT Pelindo II Corruption, AGO Examines Public Accountant

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Special Crime Investigator Attorney of the Indonesian Attorney General's Office examined public accountants in relation to the investigation of the suspected corruption case in the port operational and management activities conducted by PT Pelindo II (Persero) with PT Jakarta Internasional Container Termina (JICT).

"The witness who is examined today is S as a public accountant in Purwantoro, Suherman, and Surya Public Accountant Office," said Chief of Public Information of the Attorney General's Office Leonard Eben Ezer Simanjuntak on Monday, December 21, 2020.

Leonard said that the examination was conducted to find legal facts and collect evidence concerning crime that occurred during the process of cooperation extension for port operational and management activities with PT Pelindo II and JICT.

Previously, the Special Crime Investigator Attorney had examined three witnesses in the suspected corruption case.

The witnesses examined were former 2016 Tanjung Priok Port Authority Chief Bah Mokhamad Hassani, Senior Legal Manager of PT Hutchison Seto Baskoro, and PT BMT Asia Pacific Indonesia Consultant Johny Tjea.

Former Director of PT Pelindo II RJ Lino has been examined twice to confirm the results of a search conducted in the past.

The corruption is suspected to have occurred during the extension of the port operational and management cooperation between JICT and PT Pelindo II. During the process, it was suspected that unlawful actions have taken place.

Despite the ongoing investigation, there is no confirmed suspect in the case. The Attorney General's Office argued that they are still waiting for the calculation of state losses from the Supreme Audit Institution in relation to the case.

ANTARA