Residents Lose Due To Pertamax Oplosan Can Make Complaints To LBH Jakarta

The LBH Jakarta office in Central Jakarta. (doc LBH Jakarta)

JAKARTA - The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) opened a complaint post for residents who suffered losses due to the mixed Pertamax fuel case. The complaint post is at the LBH Jakarta office, Jalan Diponegoro, Central Jakarta.

"Based on input and expectations from various parties to expand access to complaints, we will open today's complaint physically on the 1st floor of the LBH Jakarta building," said Director of LBH Jakarta Muhammad Fadhil Alfathan at a press conference, Friday, February 28.

LBH Jakarta previously opened online complaints using a special form with several questions regarding the use of fuel and the impact of damage to vehicles. As of today, there have been 426 complaints received by LBH Jakarta.

"In the complaint form that we distributed, we asked several things. Among them are the frequency of using RON92 type of fuel, then since what is used, what losses are approximately experienced," explained Fadhil.

This complaint post, he continued, was opened to clarify problems, map the impact experienced by residents, and determine advocacy steps to demand accountability due to Pertamina's corruption case.

"We take a role here to accommodate the aspirations of the community so that later we can encourage it as an orientation or goal for the completion of this polemic," said Fadhil.

The alleged corruption case of oil imports revealed by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) recently caused a stir in the community. This corruption case has dragged seven suspects from the ranks of the directors of Pertamina's subsidiaries and the private sector.

The AGO stated that there were allegations of mixing fuel in the corruption case of oil governance and refinery products at PT Pertamina, Subholding, and Cooperation Contract Contractors (KKKS) in 2018-2023.

President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Riva Siahaan is suspected of buying petroleum with a quality RON 90 (Research Octan Number) or equivalent to Pertalite and below. Then this is reprocessed in depot, but sold for type RON 92 (Pertamax).

"Some of these unlawful acts have resulted in state financial losses of around Rp. 193.7 trillion," said the Director of Investigation at the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the Attorney General's Office, Abdul Qohar, at the Jakarta AGO Building, Monday, February 24.