AGO Urged To Reveal Private Parties Related To Antam's Gold Corruption

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office has been urged to thoroughly investigate 109 tons of gold commodity management corruption cases at PT Antam, 2010-2021. Not only did it stop at six suspects, but investigations must also be carried out on other parties suspected of being involved and benefiting from this case.

Member of Commission VII DPR, Sartono Hutomo said, the scandal resulted in a huge potential state loss, which should have become income in the state revenue sector. Therefore, his party urged law enforcement to take firm steps in investigating the case.

"Hopefully law enforcement officials will reveal intellectual actors, and also take action against all parties involved. There are indications that they are not carried out individually but may involve agencies and massive agreements." Sartono said when contacted by reporters, quoted Tuesday, June 4.

As is known, the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) of the AGO has named six General Managers of the Mulia Metal Management and Purification Business Unit (UBPPLN) PT Antam for the 2010-2022 period as suspects. They are TK as GM UqBPPLN for the 2010 period. 2011-2013, DN for the 2011 period 2013, DM for the 2013 period 2017, AH for the 2017 period 2019, MAA for the 2019 period 2021, and ID for the 2021 period 2022.

Antam is suspected of having abused his authority by carrying out illegal activities against manufacturing services which should be in the form of merger, purification and printing of precious metals. The suspects unlawfully and without authority have attached private precious metals with the Mulia Metal brand (LM) Antam.

Trisakti University criminal law expert, Abdul Fickar Hadjar, emphasized that any irregularities committed by State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) must be dealt with. Either systemic deviations or using existing work systems, or abuses committed by individuals incidentally.

According to him, the prosecution of this alleged commodity corruption case is important, considering that Antam's gold is a measure standard for gold quality, both in local and international trade. Therefore, the potential loss can be felt by many parties, not only the state but the community directly.

"If not, it can undermine not only as a corporation, but also as a whole country," he said

He also voiced similar pressure to resolve this case. Including if you have to deal with private parties who have played in this 109 tonne gold scandal.

Meanwhile, a political observer from UIN Jakarta, Zaki Mubarak, questioned the weakness of the work control system in Antam, including in BUMN as a whole. According to him, this case is an irony, especially since it has been going on for decades and has caused potential state losses of up to hundreds of trillions.

"Everything must be revealed, private parties and BUMN. Including whether there is a flow of funds flowing to state officials. It must be traced," he said.

Regarding this case, the Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office, Ketut Sumedana, emphasized that his party would continue to investigate the case to the private sector. However, Ketut was reluctant to reveal the identity of the private parties involved in this case.

For information at the beginning of the investigation of this case, the prosecutor has conducted a series of searches in a number of places, namely, Pulogadung, East Jakarta. Pondok Gede, Bekasi, West Java; Cinere-Depok, West Java; Pondok Aren, South Tangerang and Surabaya, East Java.

Then, the investigative team conducted a search at PT Untung Bersama Sejahtera (UBS) located in Tambaksari and PT Indah Golden Signature (IGS) in Genteng, Surabaya, East Java.

"Yes, of course. This will be traced to those who benefit from this," he said.

The Prosecutor's Office has also not confirmed whether Antam's gold corruption is related to the investigation into the gold import export case that has already been carried out. "I don't know what to do with that yet. That's a new case. The team is still working," he said.

However, in this case, the Prosecutor's Office investigators will continue to investigate the case by investigating the alleged money laundering crime (TPPU).

"As long as there are people who benefit from this case, it will also be our focus, it is possible that tomorrow will become a TPPU in the future, such as tin cases, or corporations that will benefit, we will see future developments," he said.

In addition, he said, investigators were also tracing parties suspected of omission of criminal acts, considering that the case occurred during the span of 12 years 2010-2022. Investigators suspect that there was an internal omission, because from 2010 the case was only known to be 2023, the same as tin cases that occurred from 2015.

"From the manager to the manager, our six managers have named suspects, meaning there is omission from one manager to another, up to six managers, meaning there is omission. Are there any collusion that will certainly take all of them," he said.