President Director Of PT Petro Energy Officially Detained By KPK Regarding Allegations Of Corruption In Providing LPEI Loans
JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officially detained the President Director of PT Petro Energy, Newin Nugroho today, Thursday, March 13. He is one of five suspects in a corruption case in providing credit facilities by the Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI).
"NN is being held at the Class 1 Detention Center in East Jakarta, the KPK Detention Center Branch," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika in a written statement, Thursday, March 13.
Newin was named a suspect with Dwi Wahyudi as LPEI Executive Director, Arif Setiawan as LPEI Implementing Director IV, Jimmy Masrin as President Director of PT Caturkarsa Megatunggal as well as President Commissioner of PT Petro Energy, and Susy Mira Dewi Sugiarta who is Finance Director of PT Petro Energy.
Meanwhile, Newin, who was already wearing an orange vest, did not say anything when he was taken to a prisoner's car from the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta. He chose to hurry along with several prison guards.
Previously reported, the KPK said five suspects in alleged corruption in the provision of credit facilities by LPEI to PT Petro Energy cost the state up to 60 million US dollars or equivalent to Rp988.5 billion based on the current exchange rate.
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The anti-corruption commission revealed that a number of frauds in this case caused state losses. One of them is a meeting between the LPEI and the directors of PT Petro Energy at the company's office.
During the meeting, it was agreed that lending would be made easier. In fact, PT Petro Energy should not be worthy of facilities from LPEI because its financial condition is not healthy.
In addition, during the meeting it was also suspected that zakat money was given to the directors, with amounts ranging from 2.5 to 5 percent of the total financing received.
The anti-corruption commission also found falsification of invoices or bills. This finding is reinforced by witness statements and documents that have been pocketed by investigators.