The Attorney General's Office Explains The Role Of Hendry Lie: Managing The Timah Results Of Illegal Miners

The suspect in the tin corruption case Hendry Lie was escorted by officers when he was arrested at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, Monday (18/11/2024) night. (doc the AGO)

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) revealed Hendry Lie's role in the alleged corruption case in the management of tin commodity trading in the mining business permit (IUP) area of PT Timah in 2015 '2022. Hendy Lim is said to have played an active role in tin ore processing from illegal mining

In this case, Hendry Lie is known to be a Beneficiary Owner of PT Tinindo Inter Nusa or PT TIN.

"The role of the suspect Hendry Lie, namely as the Beneficiary Owner of PT Tinindo Inter Nusa or PT TIN, who consciously and deliberately played an active role in the rental of tin-scattering processing equipment between PT Timah Tbk and PT TIN whose receipt of BPR and CV SFS tin seeds was deliberately formed as a company to receive tin seeds sourced from illegal tin mining activities," said the Director of Investigation at the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) AGO, Abdul Qohar, Monday, November 18.

With that mode, Hendry Lie got a big advantage. However, regarding the nominal or the amount, for when it has not been submitted in detail.

Qohar only stated that from a series of tin corruption crimes committed by Hendry Lie and other suspects caused state losses of more than Rp. 300 trillion.

"As a result of the actions committed by the suspect Hendry Lie together with 20 other suspects who are currently in the state trial process, they were harmed by Rp. 300,003,263,740,131," said Qohar.

Meanwhile, Hendry Lie was arrested at Soekarno-Hatta Airport at Terminal 2F on Monday, November 18, evening.

Hendry Lie is the 22nd suspect in the case of alleged corruption in the management of tin commodity trading in the mining business permit (IUP) area of PT Timah in 2015 '2022.

In this case, Hendry Lie is suspected of being under Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.