Tempted By The Great Profit Of Selling Subsidized Pertalite Illegally, The Ende NTT Police Threatened 4 Suspects 6 Years In Prison

Illustrations of the case of the discovery of subsidized fuel in Kupang City last September/Photo of Via ANTARA

Ende Police, East Nusa Tenggara Police stated that four suspects in the case of buying and selling subsidized fuel for the type of pertalite and diesel were illegally threatened with six years in prison. Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Ende Police, Iptu Yance Yauri Kadiaman said the four of them violated Article 40 paragraph 9, Article 55 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation which amended Article 55 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia number 22 of 2001 concerning Oil and Gas. "In addition to being threatened with six years in prison, the suspects are also threatened with a maximum fine of Rp. 60 billion," he said when contacted from Kupang, quoted from Antara, Friday, November 25. He mentioned that the four suspects had the initials KR, who was the crew of the first tanker, MD, who was the second crew of the tanker, SI, a buyer of fuel and H, was a pickup driver. The four suspects are currently being held at the Ende Police Headquarters for further investigation regarding the case of buying and selling illegal fuel. In addition to detaining four suspects, the local police have also examined four witnesses. "The four witnesses included three members of the National Police and one civil society," he added. He explained that based on the chronology of the incident, initially one fuel tank vehicle belonging to PT Elnusa Petrofin with the suspect KR was transporting pertalite fuel and subsidized diesel fuel. Each for pertalite the amount reaches 8,000 liters and diesel 8,000 liters are filled in two compartments. The KR suspect was assisted by MD. On the way MD called the suspect SI and when he arrived SI was waiting for the tank vehicle along with R. After making the transaction and successfully getting 35 liters of fuel, MD and KR continued their journey, while SI and R transported the fuel. “The suspects were tempted by the profits made from the sale of BBM,” he added.