Today Jusuf Kalla Is Confirmed To Be Witnesses In The LNG Corruption Case

Former Wskil President Jusuf Kalla (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The 10th and 12th Vice Presidents of the Republic of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla or JK, will certainly provide information at the trial of alleged corruption in the procurement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at Pertamina in 2011-2014, today.

It is known that JK was presented as a witness to lighten or a de charge for the defendant Karen Agustiawan.

"Yes, JK will attend the trial later," said Karen Agustiawan's legal adviser, Luhut M. P. Pangaribuan, to VOI, Thursday, May 16.

It is planned that the trial of the alleged corruption case in the procurement of liquefied natural gas or LNG will be held at 10.00 WIB.

Previously, the Head of the KPK News Section, Ali Fikri, said that the defendant had the right to present a mitigating witness.

"The prosecutor proves from the results of the investigation process, but we also welcome the defendant and his attorney to prove otherwise," he said.

"This is the right of the defendant or legal advisor to present any witness he considers to be mitigating," continued the spokesman with the prosecutor's background.

Karen Agustiawan was charged with causing state losses of 113.84 million US dollars or equivalent to Rp1.77 trillion due to alleged corruption in the procurement of liquefied natural gas or LNG in Pertamina in 2011 2014.

The indictment is based on the Investigative Audit Report of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) of the Republic of Indonesia in the context of calculating state losses for the procurement of LNG US company, Corporate Christi Liquefaction LLC (CCL) in Pertamina and other relevant agencies Number: 74/LHP/XXI/12/2023 dated December 29, 2023.

Karen was charged with enriching herself amounting to Rp1.09 billion and 104,016 US dollars or equivalent to Rp1.62 billion. Karen was also charged with enriching a corporation, namely CCL worth 113.84 million US dollars or equivalent to Rp1.77 trillion, which resulted in state financial losses.

In addition, he was also charged with granting approval for gas business development at several potential LNG refineries in the US without any clear procurement guidelines and only granting principle permits without the support of basic justification, technical and economic analysis, as well as risk analysis.

Karen is also said to have not asked for a written response from the Pertamina Board of Commissioners and approval of the General Meeting of Shareholders (GMS) before the signing of the LNG CCL Train 1 and Train 2 purchase agreement and granting power of attorney.