JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) RI has named and detained the suspect Yeka Hendra Fatika (YHF) who is a member of the Indonesian Ombudsman for the period 2021-2026, for allegedly obstructing the investigation in the corruption case of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) export facilities and derivatives in the palm oil industry for the period January-April 2022.
Director of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi said that the determination and detention were carried out after the investigation conducted a series of examinations.
"The determination of the suspect was made after the investigators collected sufficient evidence, including documents, electronic evidence, and the results of the examination of dozens of witnesses," he said, in Jakarta, Monday, May 25, 2026.
Syarief assessed that YHF was suspected of being involved in an attempt to deliberately hinder the legal process in handling the CPO export case. This action is suspected to be related to the change in the substance of the report of the results of the investigation of the Indonesian Ombudsman, which then had an impact on the legal process at the court level.
"The alleged criminal act of corruption is deliberately preventing, obstructing or hindering the investigation, prosecution and examination in court proceedings against the defendant in the case of criminal acts of corruption in the provision of CPO export facilities," he said.
Syarief said the case began with an investigation by the Indonesian Ombudsman regarding the scarcity of cooking oil in early 2022. However, in its development, the report is suspected of having undergone a substantial change, which then had implications for the policy recommendations that were questioned in the legal process.
"The suspect YHF has changed the material of the Ombudsman RI Information Report, which was originally related to the scarcity of cooking oil, into the revocation of DMO (Domestic Market Obligation) for the benefit of exports, which was prepared against the law," he explained.
Syarief said that investigators also highlighted the alleged dissemination of internal reports to parties outside the institution, which were then used in various civil and state business processes. The document was even said to be one of the considerations in the court's decision regarding the CPO export case.
"It should only be given to the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia as the Reporting Party, but the Suspect YHF gave the LHP to Marcella Santoso and the Team from AALF Legal," he said.
In addition, said Syarif, investigators also investigated the alleged flow of funds and the receipt of a number of facilities related to certain corporations in the case. Suspect YHF has received a number of money from the PT Willmar Group Corporation related to LAHP Number: 0418/IN/IV/2022/JKT dated August 15, 2022 through a Bank BCA account in the name of sister ANK.
For his actions, YHF was charged with Article 21 of the Corruption Crime Law together with the new Criminal Code provision, which regulates obstruction of the legal process.
"Currently, the suspect has been detained at the Salemba State Detention House, Branch of the Attorney General's Office for the first 20 days for the purpose of further investigation," he concluded.
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