Pertamina Oplos Pertalite Corruption Suspect Becomes Pertamax

Director Of Investigation (Dirdik) Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) AGO, Abdul Qohar/screenshot

AKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has named seven suspects in the alleged corruption case of crude oil management and refinery products at PT Pertamina, Subholding, and Cooperation Contractors (KKKS) for the period 2018-2023. This corruption is suspected to have cost the state up to Rp193.7 trillion.

The Director of Investigation (Dirdik) of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the AGO, Abdul Qohar, revealed that the suspects consisted of four high-ranking subsidiaries of PT Pertamina and three private parties.

The losses, continued Qohar, came from various factors, such as losses in domestic crude exports, losses in imports of crude oil through intermediaries (brokers), losses on imports of fuel oil (BBM) through brokers, as well as losses due to inappropriate compensation and subsidies.

The suspects are suspected of engineering domestic oil production so that it looks reduced and has no economic value, so imports are an unavoidable choice.

In addition, they are suspected of having mark-up the import oil delivery contract.

Another mode that was revealed was the practice of exporting imported crude oil. The suspects are said to have imported crude oil with levels of RON 90 (equivalent to Pertalite) or lower, then mixed it to appear to have the quality of RON 92 (Pertamax).

"This was a mode, including what I said RON 90, yes, but it was paid for RON 92. Then it was published, right? Diplos, mixed. So they export RON 90 (equivalent to pertalite) but are changed or mixed with gasolineron 92 (first) So they take illicit profits from there," said Abdul Qohar, Tuesday, February 25.

The seven suspects are GRJ, Commissioner of PT Jengga Maritim and Director of PT Orbit Terminal Merak, one of the brokers in this case, DW as Commissioner of PT Navigator Khatulistiwa and Commissioner of PT. Jenggala Maritime,

RS as President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, YF President Director of PT Pertamina Internasional Shipping, SDS Director of Feedstock and Product Optimization of PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional, AP as VP Feedstock Management of PT Kilang Pertamina International, and MKAR as Beneficialy Owner of PT Navigator Equatorial.