KPK Examines Tan Paulin In The Case Of Former Kukar Regent Rita Widyasari

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned the President Director of PT Sentosa Laju Energy, Tan Paulin as a witness today, Thursday, August 29. He was questioned regarding the alleged money laundering crime (TPPU) that ensnared the former Kutai Kertanegara Regent Rita Widyasari.

"Today, the KPK has scheduled an examination of witnesses suspected of corruption or a criminal act of laundering with the suspect RW," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters in a written statement, Thursday, August 29.

Tessa said TP alias PT was examined in East Java. He has not detailed whether or not the witness was present and the material examined by investigators.

"The examination at the BPKP office for the East Java Province Representative on behalf of TP alias PT as an entrepreneur or President Director of PT Sentosa Laju Energy," he said.

The name Paulin Tan appeared in the alleged mining consortium that dragged the police general some time ago. This case arose because it was revealed by a member of the Samarinda Police, Ismail Bolong.

Later Ismail Bolong denied giving some money to the police general. Ismail even revealed that he had collaborated with Tan Paulin, who he called the queen of coal.

Reporting from a number of reports, Tan Paulin was also mentioned at the working meeting of Commission VII DPR RI by former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif, on January 14, 2022. At that time, he was suspected of carrying out the practice of playing the game of selling coal dishonestly.

Tan Paulin's attorney, Yudistira, later confirmed that his mining company had been properly and legally after hearing this accusation. The claim is that government regulations have been followed.

As previously reported, Rita Widyasari was named a suspect along with Commissioner of PT Media Bangun Bersama, Khairudin on January 16, 2018. Both are suspected of washing money from the results of project and licensing gratuities at the Kutai Kertanegara Provincial Government worth Rp436 billion.

Rita is currently a resident of Pondok Bambu Women's Prison, East Jakarta because she was proven to have received gratuities of Rp. 110.7 billion and bribes of up to Rp. 6 billion from permit applicants and project partners. He had to serve a sentence of 10 years in prison which was handed down by the Jakarta Corruption Court on July 6, 2018.