JAKARTA - Former President Commissioner of PT Pertamina (Persero) for the period 2019-2024, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or familiarly known as Ahok, confirmed his presence in the trial of alleged corruption in crude oil governance. When confirmed in Jakarta on Tuesday morning, Ahok confirmed that he would meet the prosecutor's call to provide testimony as a witness at 08.00 WIB.
This presence also answered the previous summons on Tuesday last week, where he was unable to attend the witness examination trial.
Ahok will testify regarding alleged corruption in the management of crude oil and refinery products for the period 2018-2023 involving nine defendants from the ranks of senior executives of Pertamina subsidiaries to private parties.
Big names such as the President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Riva Siahaan, the President Director of PT Pertamina International Shipping Yoki Firnandi, to senior officials at PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional were dragged into the vortex of this case.
In addition to internal ranks, a number of senior executives of partner companies such as PT Navigator Khatulistiwa and PT Pelayaran Mahameru Kencana Abadi also sat in the defendant's seat in the same trial.
This case has come under sharp scrutiny because of the value of state losses, which reached a fantastic figure, namely Rp. 285.18 trillion. This figure includes direct state losses, economic losses due to the burden of soaring fuel procurement prices, and illegal profits reaped by the perpetrators.
In detail, this loss is sourced from the chaotic procurement of imported refinery products and the sale of non-subsidized solar during the period 2021-2023 which is suspected to have been carried out against the law to enrich themselves and corporations.
For this alleged offense, the defendants are now facing serious charges in violation of the Corruption Eradication Law. Ahok's presence as a witness is expected to open a deeper veil regarding Pertamina's supervisory and operational mechanisms during his tenure, considering that this scandal occurred during the period of his leadership as President Commissioner.
This trial is also the public's attention as proof of the commitment of law enforcement to clean national energy governance.
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