Fugitive Case Of Oil And Gas Rp 285 Trillion, Attorney General's Office Hunts Muhammad Riza Chalid Abroad

Director of Investigation at Jampidsus AGO, Abdul Qohar (Rizky AP/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) will look for the whereabouts of Muhammad Riza Chalid (MRC), who is one of the suspects in the alleged corruption case of crude oil governance and refinery products at PT Pertamina Persero Sub Holding-KKKS for the 2018-2023 period.

Based on the investigator's experience, the existence of the Beneficial Owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak is not in the country. So far, the information obtained states that Muhammad Riza Chalid is in Singapore.

"Based on information, the person concerned does not live in the country. For this reason, we have collaborated with representatives of the Indonesian prosecutor's office, especially in Singapore, we have taken steps because the information is there," said the Director of Investigation at the Attorney General's Office, Abdul Qohar, quoted Friday, July 11.

His presence abroad, which is suspected to be one of the reasons Muhammad Riza Chalid has not fulfilled three summons for examination.

Therefore, continued Qohar, investigators will take various ways to bring Muhammad Riza Chalid to Indonesia. So, it can be processed according to applicable regulations.

"We have taken these steps to find and bring in the person concerned," said Qohar.

The AGO named nine new suspects. One of them is Muhammad Riza Chalid (MRC) as Beneficial Owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak.

"From the results of the marathon investigation with the number of witnesses as stated, the investigative team concluded that sufficient evidence had been obtained to determine 9 suspects," said Qohar.

Meanwhile, other suspects, namely Alfian Nasution (AN) as Vice President of Supply and Head Office Distribution of PT Pertamina 2011-2015; Hanung Budya Marityanta (HB) as Director of Marketing and Commerce of PT Pertamina 2014; and Toto Nugroho (TN) as Vice President Integrated Supply Change in 2017-2018.

Then, Dwi Sudarsono (DS) as the Vice President and Product Head of PT Pertamina Persero 2018-2020; Martin Haendra Nata (MH) as the Development Manager Business of PT Travigura in 2019-2021; Indra Putra Harsono (IP) as the Development Business Manager of Mahameru Kencana Abadi; and MRC as the Beneficial Owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak.

They were named as suspects because they were suspected of making direct appointments to the Merak fuel terminal with a high rental price that did not benefit Pertamina. In addition, formulate for Pertalite products are illegal.

"Their actions contradict a number of rules, including Law Number 22 of 2001 concerning Oil and Gas, Law Number 30 of 2007 concerning Energy, Limited Company Law, and Minister of State-Owned Enterprises regarding good corporate governance," said Qohar.