JAKARTA - Blending of fuel oil (BBM) is called a legal process. This is because the mixing of fuel oil (BBM) is regulated in the law.
This was conveyed by the activist of the Islamic Student Association (HMI), Zhafir Galang Arssaputra, who oversees the field of industry.
"Blending is a legal process regulated in law. The goal is to improve the quality of fuel, not reduce or commit fraud," said Zhafir to reporters quoted on Tuesday, April 22.
It is stated that the fuel blending process has been regulated in Law number 22 of 2001 concerning Oil and Gas and its derivative regulations. However, misunderstandings in public spaces have prompted law enforcement officials to take action against parties who should not be responsible.
Zhafir gave an example in several cases, technical actors or fuel vendors were actually named as suspects. Although they only carry out contracts and directions from BUMN, the legal authority holders. It is also said to be a bad precedent.
"In criminal law, there is the principle of nullum delincum, nulla poena sineculpa or no offense, no crime without error. Then criminalize technical executors without proving malicious intent (mens rea) or real unlawful acts are violations of the basic principles of the Criminal Procedure Code and the sense of justice itself", said Zhafir.
Law enforcement must be directed at issues upstream, such as the procurement of oil, import mechanisms, and price settings. Not on technicians or vendors who work in the corridor of the law," he continued.
In the case of alleged corruption in the processing and distribution of Pertamina's fuel oil, the AGO named a number of suspects, including the initials MR, AW, and IY from the private sector, as well as several legal officers and technical vendors. Some of the suspects are known to only act as executors without the authority to make decisions.
The AGO also emphasized that the investigation was not aimed at fuel blending activities.
"Don't think that it's as if the oil used now is mixed oil. Well, that's not right," said the Head of the AGO, Harli Siregar, Wednesday, February 26.
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