Now Managed By The KPK, To What Extent Is The Investigation Of Pertamina LNG Corruption Allegation?

JAKARTA - After being handed over from the Attorney General's Office, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is currently investigating allegations of corruption in the purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at PT Pertamina (Persero). So where is the investigation into the alleged corruption?

KPK Director of Investigation Setyo Budiyanto said his party was now in the stage of conducting an investigation. He also emphasized that there was no longer any interference from the Attorney General's Office considering that the case had been handed over to the KPK.

"The Prosecutor's Office has conveyed that this has been handled by the KPK. Therefore, there is no coordination. Coordination has been completed in the previous stages and now the stages are carried out with an investigative nature," Setyo said in a press conference broadcast on the Indonesian KPK YouTube, Thursday, November 4.

This investigation stage is carried out by clarifying and collecting data. Setyo said that a number of parties had been summoned but he did not specify their identities.

"Several officers have collected data, information, including documents. But we will not share the details because the stages are still under investigation," he said.

"When the time comes, whether the process meets the adequacy of evidence, a spokesman will submit," added Setyo.

Previously, the Attorney General's Office submitted an investigation into the alleged indication of fraud and abuse of authority in the LNG Portfolio management policy at PT Pertamina (Persero) to the KPK.

The Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office, Leonard Eben Ezer Simanjuntak, said that the Director of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) of the Attorney General's Office had carried out investigations related to the case.

According to Leonard, the investigation has been carried out since March 22, 2021 on suspicion of indications of fraud and abuse of authority in the LNG Portfolio management policy at PT Pertamina (Persero).

However, based on the results of coordination with the KPK, it is known that investigators from the anti-corruption commission have also investigated the same case. For this reason, the Attorney General's Office has invited the anti-corruption commission to conduct an investigation.

For information, last February Pertamina President Director Nicke Widyawati said the company reviewed the plan to purchase LNG from Mozambique LNG1 Company Pte Ltd of 1 million tons of LNG per year (MTPA) or around 17 cargoes per year starting at the end of 2024 or early 2025 for a period of 20 years. .

This was conveyed in a Hearing Meeting (RDP) with Commission VII DPR.