NTB SP3 Police Case 2 Tanker Ships Transporting 412 Thousand Liters

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NTB - The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Regional Police (Polda) issued a warrant to stop the investigation, aka SP3 handling a tanker case suspected of transporting diesel fuel outside the specifications.

The termination of the case was also revealed by the issuance of a letter of termination of investigation (SP3) Number: SP3/01-03/II/RES 1.9./2023/Dit Polairud and a decree regarding the determination of the termination of the investigation Number: S.Tap/01-03/II/RES.1.9./2023/Dit Polairud on February 21, 2023 for three suspects.

However, the Daily Executive of the Head of Public Relations of the NTB Police, Senior Commissioner (Kombes) of the Police, Lalu Muhammad Iwan Mahardan, admitted that he did not know about the issuance of the SP3 case.

"Where did the information come from because we still have not received information from investigators," said Iwan, who was confirmed in Mataram, Thursday, March 2, as reported by Antara.

Iwan said he would confirm again regarding the issuance of SP3 for the case. "We will follow up on the information first to the investigators," he added.

In letter Number: SP3/01-03/II/RES.1.9./2023/Dit Polairud, the police outlined the considerations for the issuance of SP3 from the case by stating that there was insufficient evidence or events, not criminal acts or investigations were stopped for the sake of law, as well as to fulfill the principles of legal certainty, legal justice, and legal benefits.

The consideration was outlined based on the evidence obtained from the investigation process and the report on the results of the ordinary case title.

The letter also outlines an order for three investigators to stop investigating allegations of oil and gas crimes and general crimes that occurred in the waters of Hajj Port, Labuhan Haji District, East Lombok Regency on September 15, 2022 with the names of suspects with the initials AM, AW, and JS.

The alleged crime is related to Article 54 in conjunction with Article 28 paragraph (1) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 22 of 2001 concerning oil and natural gas jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 and/or Article 56 of the Criminal Code and Article 263 paragraph (1) and/or paragraph (2) jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 and/or Article 56 of the Criminal Code.

In handling this case, the Directorate of Water and Air Police (Ditpolairud) of the NTB Police previously issued an investigation warrant (sprindik) Number: SP.Sidik/9/XI/RES.1.9./2022/Ditpolairud on September 24, 2022.

Following up on the sprindik, the police issued a notification letter for the start of the investigation with Number: B/457/IX/RES.1.9./2022/Ditpolairud on September 26, 2022.

In fact, in handling this case, it was noted that investigators had completed the files belonging to three suspects and transferred the files to the research prosecutor.

From the instructions from the prosecutor's research results before this case was stopped, investigators were asked to reveal the role of others, in this case they ordered to do so.

The handling of this case was also revealed after police officers arrested BBM charging from tankers to fishing vessels in the waters of Telong Elong, East Lombok Regency.

The fuel filled into the fishing boat is suspected to be incompatible with the transport permit. Investigators found indications of a criminal violation after carrying out an in-depth examination of the type of fuel.

In this case, the roles of the three suspects AM, AW, and JS were revealed as the captain and one of them was the operational manager of the tanker company.

Investigators have previously confiscated evidence of tankers carrying fuel suspected of out of specification and fishing boats belonging to fishermen at Labuhan Haji Pier, East Lombok Regency.

The seized tankers, namely the South Anggun Motor Tanker (MT) and MT Harima owned by PT. Tripatra Nusantara which is located in Palembang, and the Satu Raya Motorboat (KM) owned by East Lombok fishermen who are suspected of receiving fuel filling in the Telong Elong waters.

Meanwhile, the evidence confiscated by fuel from MT Harima secured 227 thousand liters. Meanwhile, from the cargo of MT Anggun Selatan as much as 135 thousand liters