JAKARTA - Former President Commissioner of PT Pertamina (Persero), Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or familiarly known as Ahok, showed his commitment to helping law enforcement in a major scandal in the red oil and gas company.
Arriving at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court around 09.00 WIB, Tuesday, January 27, 2026, Ahok appeared confident wearing a long-sleeved blue batik.
While greeting the media, he emphasized his intention to provide a transparent testimony regarding the management of crude oil which is currently being investigated.
"Yes, we will convey what it is like," said Ahok briefly when entering the courthouse.
Interestingly, Ahok admitted that he did not make any special preparations, both physically and in terms of printed documents.
He only relied on his smart phone which contained all the supporting materials and data stored in the cloud as evidence before the panel of judges.
"The phone itself was brought, it was on Google Drive," he said casually.
Ahok's testimony is scheduled to dissect the alleged corruption in the management of crude oil and refinery products for the period 2018-2023 which dragged nine defendants from the ranks of Pertamina's senior management to the private sector.
The big names in the sick chair include 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.
They are suspected of being involved in illegal practices that harm the state with a fantastic figure, reaching IDR 285.18 trillion, including state financial losses, economic damage, to the illegal acquisition of profits from the import procurement of fuel.
This trial is a heavy test for accountability in the national energy sector, given the large number of losses that come from the high cost of procurement prices to the manipulation of import quotas.
With Ahok's position as the main supervisor of Pertamina during the period of the case, his testimony is expected to be able to unravel the complexity of the irregularities that occurred.
The defendants are now threatened with heavy sentences under the Corruption Eradication Law, while the public is waiting for a surprise data from Ahok's "Google Drive" which could open a new chapter in this case.
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