Case Of Misuse Of Subsidized Solar In Pati, Bareskrim Seizes 152 Thousand Kilo Liters

Karo Penmas Police Public Relations Division Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan/PHOTO DOC VOI: Rizky Adytia

JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police has again revealed a case of misuse of subsidized diesel fuel. This disclosure is the development of a similar case in Pati, Central Java.

"The disclosure of the case of misuse of diesel fuel is a follow-up to the handling of the case that was released in Pati, Central Java, yesterday," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, to reporters, Wednesday, May 25.

In this case, four people have been named as suspects. They are PT Aldi Perkasa Energi who abused the subsidized diesel fuel.

The fuel carrier ship that was in the Tanjung Priok area was also confiscated as evidence. The ship was used by the suspects to collect diesel from several public gas stations (SPBU).

"Collecting fuel from several gas stations and then collecting it in one place and one of these ships is for transport," said Ramadhan.

Meanwhile, the Director of Certain Crimes at the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Brigadier General Pipit Rismanto, said the suspects were strongly suspected of taking or storing subsidized diesel fuel from other parties.

"This subsidized diesel fuel, which was originally purchased by several actors using modified cars on land, was then collected in one place, in one warehouse they were then sent back to the ship," said Pipit.

Regarding the purpose of sending subsidized fuel, Pipit has not been able to convey it. The reason is that it is still being investigated.

However, it is stated that the ship holds hundreds of thousands of liters of kilo liters (KL). The amount is based on the results of document inspection.

"We still suspect that the documents are there, we suspect that there are around 152,000 KL, which may be from subsidized diesel oil," said Pipit.

Previously, the Bareskrim Polri revealed the misuse of subsidized diesel fuel in Pati Regency, Central Java, with evidence of 25 tons of diesel and a number of cars carrying diesel.

In this case, the modus operandi of the perpetrators is to buy subsidized diesel at the gas station using a modified vehicle, which is then stored in a warehouse where it is stored.

Furthermore, diesel is sold for the benefit of fishing boats whose distribution uses tanker trucks with a capacity of 24,000 liters and 16,000 liters.