North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office Searches PTPN I Office And 5 Locations Investigate Allegations Of Corruption In Selling Assets To Build Citraland

The North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office conducted a search for alleged corruption in the sale of PTPN I assets in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, Thursday (28/8/2025). ANTARA/Aris Rinaldi Nasution

The North Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) searched a number of locations including the office of PT Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero) aka PTPN I Regional I to investigate allegations of corruption in the sale of assets belonging to PT Nusa Dua Propertindo (NDP) through operational cooperation with PT Ciputra Land.

"This search is a follow-up to the investigation by the Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia aimed at finding documents and other evidence related to the alleged corruption in the sale of PTPN I assets," said Acting Head of North Sumatra Attorney General's Office Muhammad Husairi in Medan, Thursday, August 29 evening, confiscated by Antara.

His party said that this search was carried out based on the Search Order of the Head of the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office Number 08/L.2/Fd.2/08/2025 dated August 26, 2025.

In addition, the Letter of Determination of the Medan District Court Search Permit Number 5/Pen.Pid.Sus-TPK-GLD/2025/PN Mdn dated August 27, 2025.

The search led by the Assistant for Special Crimes (Aspidsus) of the North Sumatra Attorney General's Office, Mochamad Jeffry, together with the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office of Special Crimes investigation team.

"The team is targeting the space of directors, commissioners, managers, and archives of PT NDP on Jalan Medan' Tanjung Morawa Km 55," said Husairi.

After that, the Deli Serdang Regency Land Office, and the PTPN I Regional 1 directors office on Jalan Raya Medan Tanjung Morawa Km 16, North Sumatra.

In addition, the investigative team also searched three offices of PT Deli Megapolitan Residential Area (DMKR) in Tanjung Morawa, Helvetia, and Sampali for marketing Citraland housing.

He explained that the alleged corruption began with the transition of Cultivation Rights (HGU) to Building Use Rights (HGB) by PT NDP without fulfilling the obligation to hand over 20 percent of the land area to the state.

This is regulated in Article 165 of the Regulation of the Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Number 18 of 2021.

"If these obligations are not fulfilled, it can cause potential significant state financial losses," he said.

The North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office has also investigated indications of irregularities in the marketing and sale of Citraland Helvetia, Citraland Sampali, and Citraland Tanjung Morawa housing estates allegedly using the land of former PTPN I assets.

"So far, the investigative team has examined a number of witnesses. For details, the names and number of witnesses will be presented later," said Husairi.

He also emphasized that the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office was still developing the case, including calculating the value of the assets sold and the potential for state losses involving a team of experts.

"Further conclusions are informed after the results of the development are obtained," said Husairi.