Check Witness In Gas Station Digitization Case, KPK Collaborates With BPK To Calculate State Losses

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) together with the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) examined three witnesses related to the alleged corruption of digitizing PT Pertamina's public refueling station (SPBU) on Wednesday, October 22.

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said a joint examination by the BPK was to calculate the state's losses in this case. The request for information was made at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

The three witnesses who were questioned were Eko Ramanda Hidayat as OSM Service Operation SDA PT Telkom in 2021; Dwi Puja Arestya, Sales and Marketing Director of PT Pertamina Lubricants; and Aya Natalia, an employee of TRG Investama.

"The BPK asked for information in order to calculate state losses," Budi told reporters in a written statement, Thursday, October 23.

Budi said this examination was carried out in parallel so that the calculation of state losses could be more effective.

"In addition, investigators are investigating witnesses regarding the flow of money allegedly related to the case," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK is again investigating allegations of corruption at PT Pertamina (Persero). This time, the connection with the digitization project of public refueling stations (SPBU) allegedly occurred in 2019-2023.

To investigate this case, the KPK has issued an investigation warrant (sprindik) in September 2024. Three suspects have been named but have not been officially announced.

From the information gathered, the three suspects are DR and W from PT Telkom and Elvizar as Director of PT Pacific Cipta Solusi.

The three suspects are suspected of causing losses to the state. This is because it is suspected that there was too much to pay for in the project which began when Pertamina imposed a policy of using the quick response (QR) code for customers who bought subsidized fuel oil (BBM).