Deputy Minister Of Energy And Mineral Resources Ensures That The Search Of The Directorate General Of Oil And Gas Will Not Disturb Performance

Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung (Photo: Doc. VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Sumner (ESDM) Yuliot Tanjung confirmed that the search of the office of the Directorate General of Oil and Gas (Migas) by the Attorney General's Office on Monday, February 10 did not affect activities at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

"No, this is still running normally from the Ministry. So yes, there are routine activities in the Ministry, yes, we will continue to carry out activities in accordance with what has been carried out so far," said Yuliot at the DPR RI Building, Tuesday, February 11.

He ensured that his party also followed the applicable law enforcement process.

"So we follow the applicable legal process. With the examination by the Attorney General's Office, of course there are subjects that are being investigated. Yes, of course, we will comply and will also be very cooperative with the existing legal process," explained Yuliot.

For information, previously the Office of the Directorate General of Oil and Gas was searched by the Attorney General's Office on Monday, February 10.

The search carried out by investigators from the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the Directorate General of Oil and Gas (Migas) office was related to allegations of corruption in the management of crude oil and refinery products of PT Pertamina (Persero).

"It is true, investigators conducted a search at the office of the Directorate General of Oil and Gas of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Jalan HR Rasuna Said, Kuningan, Jakarta. The search was carried out in three rooms," said Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office (AGO), Harli Siregar, Tuesday, February 10.