Coordinating Minister For Maritime Affairs And Fisheries Reveals That The KPK Has Pocketed The Name Of The Illegal Exporter Nickel

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JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) had pocketed the names of the perpetrators of illegal exports of 5 million tons of nickel to China.

"Pak Firly (Chairman of the KPK) said he had received it," Luhut told reporters, Monday, July 24.

However, Luhut was reluctant to mention who the perpetrators of the illegal exports were and asked to wait for a delivery from the KPK.

"We'll check it later," he said.

Previously, the Acting Director General (Dirjen) of Mineral and Coal of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Muhammad Wafid, revealed that there was a possibility of a recording scheme between Indonesia and China.

Therefore, he has also coordinated with the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI).

Wafid gave an example of Indonesia allowing exports of iron. In iron ore, there is generally a low amount of nickel below 2 percent.

"1 percent for us doesn't matter. It's not part of nickel. But there it counts nickel, like that. Not yet in the conclusion stage," explained Waid.

Previously, the KPK detected allegations of illegal nickel ore exports from January 2020 to June 2022. This mining product was sent from Indonesia to China.

"The alleged (illegal nickel ore export) from January 2020 to June 2022. The source of the Chinese Customs website," said Head of the KPK Region V Coordination and Supervision Task Force Dian Patria to reporters, Friday, June 23.

Dian said there were five million tonnes of illegal nickel ore sent to China based on his studies.

However, Dian said the data on the customs site did not include detailed information about the origin of exports.