JAKARTA - The name Martua Sitorus was dragged into a criminal case of corruption in the provision of crude palm oil (CPO) Wilmar Group export facilities.
Karunia Prima Nastari (KPN) Corporation clarified the news.
In an official statement received by VOI, Tuesday, July 8, KPN Corporation as the company that oversees Martua Sitorus emphasized that the Wilmar Group founder was not involved in the corruption case.
The management of KPN Corporation explained that Martua Sitorus has officially resigned from the Wilmar Group since July 15, 2018. In fact, Martua has no longer been involved in the company's operational activities since leaving his strategic position as Chief Operating Officer (COO) in 2013.
Mr. Martua Sitorus has resigned from the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Wilmar Group since 2013. After that, he was no longer involved in the company's management and operations," wrote the management of KPN Corporation in an official statement, Tuesday, July 8.
According to KPN Corporation, in many reports and social media, it is stated that Martua Sitorus is still a representative of Wilmar Group, which has the responsibility to pay compensation of Rp. 11.8 trillion.
KPN Corporation emphasized that Martua no longer has any connection with the Wilmar Group at all. Therefore, KPN Corporation stated that all speculation or narratives trying to link him to the current Wilmar Group are false, baseless and misleading.
Mr. Martua Sitorus is no longer involved, both structurally and operationally, with the Wilmar Group. Therefore, any attempt to link him to the ongoing legal case constitutes a misbehavior, baseless, and defamation, "explained the management of KPN Corp.
Management considers it important to straighten out the information circulating so as not to cause misleading perceptions in the community.
In its clarification, KPN Corporation emphasized that all legal activities and issues involving the Wilmar Group were not related to Martua Sitorus.
"We emphasize that his name is no longer dragged along in cases that are completely irrelevant to his current position," added management.
Therefore, the KPN Corporation invites the public to continue to prioritize the principle of prudence in conveying information, especially those related to individual names that are irrelevant to cases that are being handled legally.
"We respect the ongoing legal process, but it is important not to mix names or unrelated parties so as not to contaminate someone's reputation," said the management of KPN Corporation.
For your information, the KPN Corporation was founded in 2019, from the beginning named Gama Corporation, one of the founders is Martua Sitorus. This company is a business entity engaged in oil palm plantations, oil palm processing, property, cement to hospitals, which have no ownership or affiliation relationship with Wilmar Group.
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Previously, the Attorney General's Office had confiscated Rp11.8 trillion from Wilmar Group's corporation in connection with the alleged corruption case in the provision of CPO export facilities and derivative products in the palm oil industry in 2022.
Although previously the panel of judges decided ontslag or released the defendants in the case, it is now continuing to the cassation stage.
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