Delegate 8 Suspects In The Crude Oil Case, AGO Waits For Red Notice For Riza Chalid

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has handed over eight suspects in the alleged corruption case of crude oil governance and refinery products to the public prosecutor (JPU) of the Central Jakarta District Attorney (Kejari Jakpus).

"Today the suspect and files have been handed over, as well as evidence from investigators to the public prosecutor at the Central Jakarta Kejari for the second cluster on behalf of eight suspects," said Head of the Attorney General's Office for Legal Information, Anang Supriatna, in Jakarta, Wednesday, as reported by Antara.

Anang explained that the eight suspects were AS as Director of Gas, Petrochemical & New Business PT Pertamina International Shipping, suspect DS as a retired BUMN employee (VP Crude & Product Trading Integrated Supply Chain PT Pertamina Persero), and suspect HW as SVP Integrated Supply Chain for the period 16 November 2018 June 2020.

Then, the suspect TN as the President Director of PT Industri Battery Indonesia (former SVP Integrated Supply Chain in 2017-2018, IP as Director of PT Petro Energi Nusantara, Business Development Manager of PT Mahameru Kencana Abadi, and AN as former Director of Logistics and Infrastructure of PT Pertamina (Persero) for the period 2023 2025 and President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga for the period 20212025.

Next, the suspect MHN as Business Development Manager of PT Trafigura Pte. Ltd for the period November 2019 October 2021 and Senior Manager of PT Trafigura (Management Service) for the period after November 2021 and suspect HBY as Marketing and Commercial Director of PT Pertamina (Persero) in 2014.

Meanwhile, the suspect MRC (Mohammad Riza Chalid) as the Beneficial Owner (BO) of PT Tank Merak and PT Orbit Terminal Merak, has not been transferred to the Public Prosecutor.

"Not yet, while it remains. The file, right, is separate. Meanwhile, we are still asking to wait for a red notice from Interpol," he said.

Anang said the eight suspects who were transferred were suspected of having committed a criminal act of corruption in the management of crude oil and refinery products at PT Pertamina (Persero) in 2018-2023 which resulted in state financial losses.

"Each (suspect) was charged with violating Article 2 paragraph (1), Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 (Law) concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code," he said.

For the purposes of proving the case in question, the eight suspects were detained for the next 20 days, starting from November 5 to November 24, 2025 based on a Detention Order by the Head of the Central Jakarta District Attorney (T-7) on November 5, 2025.

Furthermore, the Central Jakarta District Attorney's team will prepare an indictment and submit the case file to the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court.

"Later, after being submitted to the public prosecutor, the public prosecutor will carry out an delegation to the court," said Anang.