AGO Names 6 Corporate Suspects In Corruption Cases On Iron-Steel Imports

JAKARTA - The Investigating Prosecutor's Team of the Directorate of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes has named six corporations as suspects in corruption in the import of iron or steel, alloy steel and their derivative products in 2016-2021.

"Determined six corporations, including PT BES, PT DSS, PT IB, PT JAK, PT PAS, and PT PMU as suspects," Supardi said, as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, May 31.

Supardi explained the role of the six corporate suspects. In the period 2016-2021, each of the six corruption suspects filed for the importation of iron or steel and alloy steel through the Customs Service Management Company (PPJK) PT Meraseti Logistik Indonesia belonging to the suspect with the initials BHL.

In order to pass the import process, Supardi continued, the suspects BHL and T took care of an Explanation Letter (Sujel) at the Directorate of Imports at the Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade through the suspect Hold Banurea or TB who served as Head of Sub-section of TU for the Directorate of Imports for the 2017-2018 period.

This is done by BHL and T to remove iron or steel and alloy steel from the Port/from the Customs Area, as if the import is for the benefit of a National Strategic project carried out by a BUMN company.

There are also a number of state-owned companies mentioned by Supardi in his explanation, namely PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk, PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk, PT Nindya Karya (Persero), and PT. Pertamina Gas (Pertagas).

"With the Sujel, the Customs and Excise party issued iron or steel and alloy steel imported by the six Corporate Suspects," said Supardi.

Based on the Explanation Letter issued by the Directorate of Imports at the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade, the importation of iron or steel and alloy steel from China carried out by the six Corporate Suspects can enter Indonesia exceeding the import quota in the PI (Import Approval) owned by the six Suspects. corporation.

"After iron or steel and alloy steel entered Indonesian territory, the six corporate suspects sold to the market at a lower price than local products so that local products could not compete," he said.

Therefore, the Attorney General's Office considers the actions of the six Corporate Suspects to have caused losses to the Domestic Iron and Steel Production System and Industry, or to the state's economy.

The acts violated by the six Corporate Suspects are contrary to Article 54 paragraph (3) in Law Number 7 of 2014 concerning Trade and the conditions for exemption from import permits which are regulated in a number of Regulations of the Minister of Trade.

As a result of his actions, 6 (six) Corporate Suspects were suspected of violating, firstly, the primary Article 2 paragraph (1) subsidiary to Article 3 of the Law on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code.

In addition, the suspect was charged with Article 3 or Article 4 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering.