Attorney General's Office Searches 2 KSOP in Kalimantan Related to Mining Corruption Case

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) raided the Office of the City Government and Port Authority (KSOP) in South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan regarding the alleged criminal case of corruption in the management of PT AKT mining in Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan.

The information about the search was confirmed by the Director of Investigation (Dirdik) of the Attorney General's Office for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi.

"Yes, (the search) in South Kalimantan (Banjar Regency) and Central Kalimantan (Palangkaraya)," said Syarief as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, April 1.

Syarief explained that the search took place on Tuesday (31/3) afternoon and was completed on Tuesday (31/3) evening. During the activity, the prosecutor's investigators also seized a number of evidence.

"What was seized were shipping documents related to the suspect's company and electronic evidence," he said.

Previously, the Attorney General's Office searched 14 locations related to the alleged criminal case of corruption in the management of PT AKT mining in Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan.

Head of the Legal Information Center of the Attorney General's Office, Anang Supriatna, previously said that the 14 locations were in DKI Jakarta, Central Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan.

He detailed that in DKI Jakarta, there were 10 points that were searched, namely the offices of PT AKT, the offices of PT MCM affiliated with PT AKT and the suspect ST, the suspect ST's house, and the residence of several witnesses.

Then in Central Kalimantan, there were three places searched, namely the office of PT AKT, the office of KSOP, and the office of the mining contractor PT ARTH. Finally, in South Kalimantan, there was one location that was searched, namely PT MCM.

"From the results of the search and seizure, several pieces of evidence have been collected, both in the form of documents and electronic evidence, as well as several heavy equipment at the mine site, vehicles," he said.

Investigators are currently investigating the alleged involvement of state organizers in the case.

"What is clear, at this time the investigators are investigating the involvement of parties, whether organizers or affiliated parties who are suspected of having a connection with this case," he said.

In addition, investigators are not only focusing on criminal handling, but also on efforts to recover state losses.

"This search and seizure activity is in the context of asset tracing (asset tracing) of assets that are suspected to be related to or from the results of the crime," he said.

Previously, the Attorney General's Office named a suspect in the alleged corruption case in the form of irregularities in mining management with the initials ST (Samin Tan), which is the beneficial ownership or manager of PT AKT, which has been operating illegally from 2017 to 2025.

Director of Investigation of the Attorney General's Office for Special Criminal Affairs, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, explained that AKT, which is a coal miner based on the coal mining work agreement (PKP2B), has been revoked in 2017.

However, the mining company is still operating illegally or illegally.

"PT AKT still continues to illegally and illegally mine and sell the results of the mine until 2025," he said.

He said the suspect ST through PT AKT and its affiliates illegally allegedly carried out mining and sales using licensing documents, which were not valid and cooperated with state organizers.