Damage to the State up to Hundreds of Billions, 3 Suspects in the Pertamina Gas Station Digitization Case Detained by the KPK

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested three suspects of alleged corruption in the procurement of Pertamina gas stations in 2018-2023 today. They are suspected of causing financial losses to the state and causing total losses in the procurement process.

The three suspects named in this case are DR as Director of Enterprise & Business Service in 2017-2019, WR as Senior General Manager of Strategic Sourcing Operation (SGM SSO) Procurement in 2012-2020, and Elvizar as owner of PT Pasifik Cipta Solusi (PCS).

"The suspects were then detained for the first 20 days, starting from August 4 to 23, 2026," said Acting Director of KPK Investigation Achmad Taufik Husein at a press conference at the KPK Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, August 4.

Taufik explained that this case began with the Head of Agreement on the Digitization of SPBU with a maximum project value of IDR 3.6 trillion or IDR 15.25 per liter between PT Pertamina and the state-owned enterprise of telecommunications services in August 2018. The party who signed one of them is DR who is a suspect.

DR is also suspected of actively meeting with prospective vendors around September 2018. This gas station digitization project is a project initiated by BPH Migas and PT Pertamina to meet the need for real-time monitoring of fuel stock and overseeing the distribution of subsidized fuel so that it is targeted.

"In September 2018, DR met with a number of prospective vendors for the procurement of SPBU digitization related to the need for Electronic Data Capture (EDC) which can facilitate non-cash payments and Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) or a device that is installed to measure the volume of fuel in the tank automatically which can send information to the data center," he said.

One of the vendors is PT PCS which is owned by Elvizar. He even gave around Rp2 billion so that his rival would resign.

Meanwhile, for the procurement of ATG, DR directed WER to appoint PT Sempurna Global Pertama (SGP).

The DR and WER were then suspected of committing an act against the law by appointing directly a company that did not have the capacity as a distributor of digitalization devices.

DR is also suspected of receiving a loan of IDR 2 billion from Commissioner of PT SGP.

Meanwhile, Elvizar is said to have changed the specifications of the equipment from what was offered. He is also suspected of providing travel facilities abroad to related parties.

This act is suspected of causing a loss of state funds of IDR 193.75 billion in the procurement of ATG and IDR 128.42 billion due to the high price of the procurement of EDC PAX A920.

Total losses also occurred reaching Rp105.22 billion due to the use of Z90 devices that do not meet specifications.

"Meanwhile, due to the arrangements and conditioning carried out, there is a layered procurement chain of 3 to 5 levels which resulted in a loss of state finances of at least IDR 322.18 billion," said Taufik.

As a result of his actions, the three suspects are suspected of violating Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendment to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.