The Attorney General's Office Examines PT Antam's GM Regarding The Gold Case

Head of the Legal Information Center of the Attorney General's Office, Ketut Sumedana, Monday (22.5/2023). (ANTARA/HO-Puspenkum Attorney General's Office)

JAKARTA - Investigators of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the Attorney General Manager of PT Antam Tbk as a witness in the investigation of the alleged corruption case in the management of gold commodity business activities in 2010-2022.

Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office Ketut Semedana said the witness with the initials P as General Manager of PT Antam Tbk, the Mulia Metal Management and Purification Business Unit (UBPP LM) for the 2023 period.

Apart from P, he said, the investigating prosecutor examined three other witnesses, two of whom were former General Manager of PT Antam Tbk UBPP LM for the 2019-2020 period with the initials MAA and the 2013 period with the initials TH.

"The fourth witness with the initials AY as Senior Manager of Operation of PT Antam TB UBPP LM for the 2018-2023 period," Sumedana said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 5.

The four witnesses were examined in connection with the investigation of the alleged corruption case in the management of gold commodity business activities from 2010 to 2022.

"The witness examination was carried out to strengthen the evidence and complete the filing in the case," he said.

In this case, Jampidsus investigators have raised the status of the investigation to the investigation of the alleged corruption case in the management of gold commodity business activities for the period 2010 to 2022 based on the Investigation Order Number: Print-14/F.2/05/2023 dated May 10, 2023.

The investigative team started the case handling activities by conducting searches in several places, namely Pulegadung, Pondok Gede, Cinere, Depok, Pondok Aren, South Tangerang, and Surabaya, namely PT UBS in Tambaksaridan, PT IGS in Genteng. Search was also carried out at the Customs and Excise Office.

Regarding the corruption of this gold commodity, on Wednesday (29/3), the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud MD revealed allegations of money laundering at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise with 15 entities worth Rp. 189 trillion for imports of gold bullion.