KPK Probes 2 Witnesses in Pertamina Energy Services Corruption Case
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14 August 2024 08:16 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The investigators of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) probed two witnesses in the alleged crude oil and refinery products corruption case at Pertamina Energy Services, a subsidiary of PT Pertamina.
"The witnesses probed are Ketut Darmawan as Commissioner at PT Malika Energi Persada and Toharso as Former Corporate Secretary of PT Pertamina," said KPK spokesperson Tessa Mahardhika in an official statement on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
The investigators probed Ketut for his business in relation to the corruption suspects, while Toharso was probed for the statement on the crude oil and fuel (mogas 88) supply chain. For Ketut, investigators are investigating the business he runs related to the suspect's relations, while for Toharso, investigators are still investigating information related to the supply chain for purchasing crude oil and fuel (Mogas88).
As reported by Antara, KPK named the Managing Director of PT Pertamina Energy Services (PES) for the 2009-2013 period, Bambang Irianto, as a suspect in this case on September 10, 2019. KPK said Bambang was appointed as VP of Marketing of PT PES on May 6, 2009.
In 2008, while Bambang was still working at Pertamina’s Head Office, he met with representatives of KERNEL Oil Pte. Ltd (KERNEL Oil), one of PES or Pertamina’s crude oil and refinery products trading partners.
Bambang along with several PES officials were responsible for determining the partners for their tender. One of the national oil companies (NOS) that was often invited to participate in the tender and was eventually appointed to deliver cargo for PES/PT Pertamina was the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC).
It is suspected that ENOC was invited as a camouflage for PES' cooperation with NOC to meet the procurement requirements, when in fact, the oil came from KERNEL Oil.
Bambang allegedly invited ENOC, even though he knew that the NOC was not the party appointed to deliver the cargo to PES or PT Pertamina.
Bambang was suspected of receiving at least US$2.9 million for the assistance he provided to KERNEL Oil through the account of SIAM Group Holding Ltd.
He is suspected of violating Article 12 (a), or Article 12 (b), subsidiary to Article 11 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Corruption Eradication as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001.
MUTIA YUANTISYA
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