South Sumatra Prosecutor's Office Detains 2 New Suspects In The Corruption Case Acquisition Of PT SBS

One of the suspects (wearing a prison vest) was about to take a prisoner's car after undergoing an examination at the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office, Wednesday (23/8/2023). (ANTARA/Ahmad Rafli Baiduri)

The South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office investigating team has detained two new suspects in the alleged corruption case in the acquisition of shares of the company in the mining contractor sector PT Satria Bahana Sarana (SBS) by PT Bukit Multi Investama in 2015.

PT Bukit Multi Investama is a subsidiary of PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) which is engaged in investment and mining contractors in Muara Enim Regency, South Sumatra.

"The South Sumatra Prosecutor's Office investigating team has again named two suspects for alleged corruption in the acquisition of shares in the company in the mining contractor sector of PT SBS by PT Bukit Multi Investama in 2015 after collecting sufficient evidence," said Head of the Legal Information Section of the South Sumatra Prosecutor's Office Vanny Yulia Eka Sari in Palembang as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 23.

Vanny explained that the two suspects had the initials M as the President Director of PTBAperiode 2011 to April 2016 and NT as the Intermediate Business Analysis of PTBA who is also the Deputy Chair of the Acquisition Team for Mining Services for the 2012-2016 period.

Previously, the suspects had been examined as witnesses. Based on the results of the examination, there is sufficient evidence that they were involved in the case.

"So that the investigative team upgraded the status of witnesses to become suspects against them and carried out detention measures for 20 days starting from August 23 to September 11, 2023. For suspect M he was detained at the Class 1 Pakjo detention center in Palembang, while NT was detained at the Merdeka Women's Prison in Palembang," he explained.

With the determination of two new suspects, the total number of suspects in this case is five people.

Previously, three suspects were named AP (Director of Business Development of PTBA in 2013), SI (Chairman of the Acquisition Team for Takeover of PT Satria Bahana Sarana), and IT (owner of PT Satria Bahana Sarana before being acquired).

"In this case, the amount of state financial losses incurred is around Rp. 100 billion," he said.