Karen Agustiawan Admits Many Want To Leave Interests When Jabat Is Pertamina's Managing Director

Former Pertamina President Director Karen Agustiawan/DOK PHOTO BETWEEN

JAKARTA - Karen Agustiawan said that many parties entrusted their interests when he served as Director of PT Pertamina (Persero) for the 2009-2014 period.

This was revealed by Karen who was presented as a witness in the follow-up trial of Pertamina's alleged corruption in the management of crude oil at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday, October 27.

At that time he answered the Public Prosecutor (JPU) Triyana Setia Putra who read out his examination report (BAP) and mentioned that there was pressure from two national figures.

"As the President Director of Pertamina, who is 'assalamualaikum' to the Managing Director of Pertamina is a lot," Karen said at the trial.

"The problem is whether it is accommodated or not," he continued.

Even so, Karen did not convey who put pressure on it. Likewise with those who asked for the Merak fuel tank, Banten was considered as stated in the BAP.

Instead, he argued that the request contained in his BAP was to remind him to always obey organizational governance.

"So if for example you say to pay attention, it becomes a whip for me to press so that I have to really obey the TKO," said Karen.

Not satisfied with Karen's answer, Judge Sigit Herman Binaji also asked about national figures who put pressure on him. Moreover, in his BAP, the former president director of the state-owned company admitted that the figure brought a message from an oil entrepreneur, M. Riza Chalid.

Earlier related to the prosecutor's question, there was this national figure, I was depressed, because I knew the two officials were carrying messages from MRC's brother, what was the pressure like?

Answering this question, Karen only emphasized that she could not if she had to accommodate external parties.

"For example, for example, all those who want to do business with Pertamina must pay attention to it, it's a bit difficult," replied Karen.

If you want to do business with Pertamina, please do business, you don't need special attention, just follow the existing Pertamina regulations.

As previously reported, the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Attorney General's Office charged Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza and two other defendants for causing state financial losses which were estimated at IDR 285.1 trillion.

In the indictment, the prosecutor detailed a number of actions that were considered detrimental to the state. One of them is related to the cooperation in renting the Merak BBM Terminal between companies affiliated with Kerry, namely PT Jenggala Maritime and PT Orbit Terminal Merak (OTM).

The prosecutor said that the Merak BBM Terminal rental cooperation was carried out with PT Pertamina Patra Niaga even though at that time an additional fuel terminal had not been needed. The value of the loss from this cooperation is estimated at IDR 2.9 trillion.