Rp285 Trillion Case, Alfian Nasution Prosecution Trial Held Today

JAKARTA - The President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga (PPN) for the period 2021-2023, Alfian Nasution, faces a trial for alleged corruption in the management of crude oil at the Corruption Crime Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Thursday, April 23.

"The trial of the defendant Alfian Nasution, the agenda of the prosecution," said PN Jakpus spokesman Andi Saputra, quoted by Antara, Thursday morning.

The trial will be chaired by Chief Judge Adek Nurhadi, which is scheduled to be held at 09.20 WIB in the Kusuma Atmadja courtroom.

In addition to Alfian, there was also a reading of a letter of demand against the Director of Marketing and Sales of Pertamina for the period 2012-2014, Hanung Budya Yuktyanta, and the Business Development Manager of Trafigura Pte, Ltd for the period 2019-2021, Martin Haendra Nata, at the same trial.

In the case of alleged corruption in the management of crude oil and refinery products of PT Pertamina (Persero) for the period 2013-2024, Alfian was charged with causing state losses worth IDR 285.18 trillion.

He is suspected of committing or participating in unlawful acts in three stages of crude oil and refinery product management.

The three stages in question are in the procurement of the rental of fuel oil (BBM) terminals by Pertamina, the provision of compensation for special fuel assignment (JBKP) Research Octane Number (RON) 90 by the government to Pertamina Patra Niaga in 2022 and 2023, and the sale of non-subsidized solar at PT PPN in 2020-2021.

It is stated that Alfian's actions were carried out together with the Director of Marketing and Sales at Pertamina Patra Niaga for the 2020-2021 period, Hasto Wibowo, Senior Vice President (SVP) of Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) Pertamina for the 2017-2018 period, Toto Nugroho; Hanung; and Vice President (VP) of Crude, Product Trading, and Commercial (CPTC) for the 2019-2020 period, Dwi Sudarsono.

Then, together with the Director of Gas, Petrochemicals, and New Business of PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) for the period 2024-2025, Arief Sukmara; Business Development Manager of PT Mahameru Kencana Abadi Indra Putra; and Martin.

In the procurement of the BBM terminal lease by Pertamina, the eight defendants have enriched Commissioner of PT Pelayaran Mahameru Kencana Abadi (PMKA) Gading Ramadhan Juedo, the beneficial owner of PT Navigator Khatulistiwa Muhammad Kerry Andrianto Riza, and the beneficial owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak Mohammad Riza Chalid, amounting to Rp. 2.9 trillion in the Merak Fuel Terminal (TBBM) lease activity.

Then, in the provision of JBKP RON 90 compensation by the government to Pertamina Patra Niaga in 2022 and 2023, the actions of the defendants have enriched Pertamina Patra Niaga by IDR 13.12 trillion.

Meanwhile, in the sale of non-subsidized solar at PT PPN in 2020-2021, the eight defendants have enriched PT Adaro Indonesia by Rp630 billion.

Thus, the state losses incurred in the case amounted to IDR 285.18 trillion. The details of state losses include state financial losses of 2.73 billion US dollars (USD) and IDR 25.44 trillion; state economic losses of IDR 171.99 trillion; and illegal profits of 2.62 billion US dollars.

The state's financial losses are estimated at US$5.74 billion in the procurement of imported refinery products or fuel and Rp2.54 trillion in the sale of non-subsidized solar during the 2021-2023 period.

Meanwhile, the loss of the national economy is the cost of the procurement price of fuel which has an impact on the economic burden imposed by the price as well as the illegal profits obtained from the difference between the import procurement price of fuel exceeding the quota and the procurement price of crude oil and fuel from purchases sourced in the country.

For their actions, the defendants are threatened with criminal penalties as stipulated in Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.