Allegations Of Corruption In The Cerutu Factory In Yogyakarta, The Prosecutor's Office Of PT Taru Martani And The House Of The President Director

DIY - The High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) searched the cigar factory office of PT Taru Martani in Baciro, Gondokusuman, Yogyakarta City.

In addition, the search on Monday, April 29, also targeted the Official House of the President Director of PT Taru Martani. The search related to the investigation into alleged corruption in the operational management of PT Taru Martani with state losses estimated at Rp. 18 billion.

"This search was carried out by the Investigation Team of the Yogyakarta High Prosecutor's Office, which is a series of investigative actions according to the manner regulated in the law," said Head of Legal Information at the DIY Prosecutor's Office, Herwatan in DIY, Tuesday, April 30, as reported by Antara.

The search, said Herwatan, was based on the Order of the Head of the DIY Prosecutor's Office and the Investigation Order of the Head of the DIY Prosecutor's Office regarding Allegations of Corruption in the Management of Operations of PT Taru Martani in 2022-May 2023.

At the PT Taru Martani Office, the investigative team searched a number of rooms including the director's room, the head of the financial division, and the financial archive room.

During the search, according to him, the investigative team confiscated several financial documents, laptops, cell phones, and flash drives.

Meanwhile, at the official residence of the President Director of PT Taru Martani, investigators confiscated Rp80 million in cash, nine watches, documents, cell phones, flash drives, and sealed cars and motorbikes.

Herwatan explained that based on the Examination Result Report (LHP) of the Yogyakarta Inspectorate in 2023 regarding Supervision with a Specific Purpose of Examination of Operational Management of PT Taru Martani in 2022 and 2023 until May, there were several findings.

One of the findings in question is the existence of investment activities that are not in accordance with the provisions and have not been accounted for at least Rp. 17,446,132,000.

Herwatan explained that based on the Financial Statements of PT Taru Martani 2022 in the form of a Balance as of December 31, 2022 on cash accounts and cash equivalents with a balance of IDR 43,358,616,547, it was known that the account value included a temporary investment in trading with a balance of IDR 17,500,000,000.

In the Balance as of May 31, 2023, according to him, the temporary investment balance of the trading increased by Rp. 1,200,000,000 to Rp. 18,700,000,000.

Herwatan said that the investment activity in the form of gold investment in PT Midtou Aryacom Future was not included in the Work Plan and Company Budget of PT Taru Martani for the 2022 Fiscal Year which was set at the General Meeting of Shareholders on December 29, 2021.

The trading investment is also not contained in the Minutes of the Limited Shareholders of the Company, Taru Martani.

"That the opening of the investment account number xxxx comes from PT Taru Martani's cash, the data used for the opening of the account is personal data of someone in PT Taru Martani, not on behalf of PT Taru Martani's company," said Herwatan.

The status of the alleged corruption case in the operational management of PT Taru Martani 2022-May 2023 has been raised to the investigation stage based on the Investigation Order of the Head of the DIY High Prosecutor's Office Number Print-561/M.4/Fd.1/04/2024 dated April 22, 2024.

"Investigators from the Yogyakarta High Prosecutor's Office have summoned witnesses from the elements of PT Taru Martani, namely the directors and commissioners," said Herwatan.