Attorney General's Office Searches the Offices and Homes of Ombudsman Members Related to the Cooking Oil Case

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JAKARTA - Investigators from the Directorate of Investigation of the Attorney General's Office for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) of the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) carried out a search at the Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia and the residence of the member of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia, Yeka Hendra Fatika, on Monday, March 2026.

This forced effort was carried out in connection with the investigation of the case of alleged obstruction of justice (obstruction of justice) in the case of corruption in cooking oil.

Director of Investigation of the Attorney General's Office, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, confirmed that during the search, the investigation team seized a number of documents and electronic evidence from two different locations, including Yeka Hendra's house located in Cibubur.

"There are documents and electronic evidence (that were seized)," said Syarief in Jakarta, Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office, Anang Supriatna, explained that this search was an expansion of the case involving convicted lawyer Marcella Santoso and three large corporations, namely the Wilmar Group, Permata Hijau Group, and Musim Mas Group.

The Indonesian Ombudsman is suspected of providing recommendations that are used to strengthen the civil lawsuit filed by the three corporations to the State Administrative Court (PTUN). This step is suspected to be part of an effort to hinder the ongoing legal process.

This matter has its roots in the case of bribery of conditioning the decision to release in the corruption case of crude palm oil (crude palm oil/CPO) export facilities in 2025.

Marcella Santoso has previously been proven to bribe the panel of judges by 4 million US dollars or the equivalent of Rp. 60 billion and committed money laundering (TPPU) amounting to 2 million US dollars.

In the construction of the bribery case, the money flowed through the intermediary of the young civil servant of the North Jakarta PN, Wahyu Gunawan, and the former Deputy Chairman of the Central Jakarta PN, Muhammad Arif Nuryanta.

The money was then distributed to the panel of judges consisting of Djuyamto, Agam Syarif Baharuddin, and Ali Muhtarom with the aim of deciding the three corporations freely.

Until this news was released, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia has not given official information regarding the search and seizure of documents carried out by the adhyaksa corps.