Eight Suspects In Pertamina's Alleged Oil Management Corruption Case Detained In The Next 20 Days

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has officially detained eight suspects in a case of alleged corruption in crude oil management and refinery products at PT Pertamina for the 2018'2023 period. The detention was carried out for the benefit of evidence for the next 20 days, starting from 5 to 24 November 2025.

This was conveyed by the Head of the Attorney General's Office for Legal Information, Anang Supriatna, after the second phase of the delegation process from the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) investigators to the Central Jakarta District Prosecutor's Public Prosecutor's Team (Kejari).

"The suspects will be detained for the next 20 days based on the Detention Order of the Head of the Central Jakarta District Attorney Number T-7," said Anang at the AGO, South Jakarta, Wednesday, November 5, 2025.

The eight suspects are:

1. Arief Sukmara (AS): BUMN Employees, Gas Director, Petrochemical & New Business PT PIS.2. Dwi Sudarsono (DS): Retired BUMN Employees.3. Hasto Wibowo (HW): Retirement of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, former SVP Integrated Supply Chain for the period 2018 2020.4. Toto Nugroho (TN): President Director of PT Industri Battery Indonesia, former SVP ISC Pertamina in 2017 2018.5. Indra Putra Director of PT Petro Energi Nusantara, Business Development Manager of PT Mahameru Kencana Abadi.6. Alfian Nasution (AN): Employees of BUMN, former Director of Logistics and Infrastructure of PT Pertamina (Persero) for the period 2023 2025 and former President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga for the period 20212025.7. Martin Haendra Nata (MHN): Private Employee: Senior Manager of PT Trafigura.8. Hanung Budya Yuktyanta Director of Marketing and Niaga PT Pertamina (Persero) 2014.

Anang explained that the eight suspects came from various backgrounds, both from BUMN and private environments, who were suspected of being involved in the practice of corruption in the management of crude oil and refinery products of PT Pertamina in the 2018'2023 period.

"The suspects are suspected of being involved in corrupt practices that resulted in state financial losses, in the management of crude oil and refinery products of PT Pertamina for the 2018-2023 period," he said.

Anang said the suspects were charged with Article 2 paragraph (1) and Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001, and Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code.

He revealed that the Central Jakarta Kejari Public Prosecutor's Team would prepare an indictment. Then the case file will be transferred to the Corruption Court at the Class IA Special District Court of Central Jakarta for immediate trial.

"Phase II has been completed. Later, after being submitted to the public prosecutor, the public prosecutor will conduct it for delegation to the court," he concluded.