The Attorney General's Office Examines 4 Company Officials Related To Alleged Corruption Duta Palma Group

Head of the Indonesian Attorney General's Office for Legal Information Center Ketut Sumedana delivered a press conference/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) The Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) questioned four high-ranking company officials regarding the alleged corruption case by PT Duta Palma Group.

"The witness being examined is RD as Director of PT Bahana Inti Sejahtera," said the Head of the AGO's Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum), Ketut Sumedana in a statement received in Jakarta, Antara, Friday, August 12.

In addition to examining the RD, the AGO also examined the Director of PT Darmex Biofuel with the initials PA, the Finance Manager for PT Darmex Plantation with the initials KG, and the Building Manager for the Palma Tower Building with the initials BW.

The four witnesses were examined in relation to the investigation into alleged corruption by PT Duta Palma Group in Indragiri Hulu Regency, which involved Surya Darmadi (SD) as a suspect. The AGO's Jampidsus also investigated Surya Darmadi's younger brother, with the initials JRT, in connection with the investigation of a similar corruption case.

Surya Darmadi is the owner of the Duta Palma Group, which was named a suspect in the corruption case of oil palm land tenure because it cost the state Rp78 trillion. Apart from Surya Darmadi, former Indragiri Hulu Regent Raja Thamsir Rahman (RTR) was also named a suspect.

Previously, Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes at the AGO, Febrie Adriansyah, said that his party would process Surya Darmadi in absentia. The effort was made because until now investigators have not been able to bring Surya Darmadi.

Based on information from the National Central Bureau (NCB)-Interpol Indonesia, Tuesday, August 2, Surya Darmadi's name has been listed on Interpol's red notice list since August 13, 2020.

Secretary of the NCB-Interpol Indonesia International Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Amur Chandra said Surya Darmadi's red notice status was active until 2025.