Samin Tan Charged With Bribing Eni Saragih Rp5 Billion

Samin Tan (DOCK BETWEEN)

JAKARTA - The owner of PT Borneo Lumbung Energi and Metal (PT BLEM) Samin Tan was charged with bribing Eni Maulani Saragih while serving as a member of the DPR for Rp5 billion. The bribe was related to the termination of the Coal Mining Concession Work Agreement (PKP2B) PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT) at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM).

"He has committed several actions that are related in such a way that they are seen as continuing acts in the form of giving or promising something, namely giving Rp5 billion to Eni Maulani Saragih," said the prosecutor reading the indictment at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, Monday, June 21.

This bribery began when the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources terminated PT AKT's PKP2B contract in October 2017. The company still belongs to Samin Tan.

The PKP2B contract is an agreement to be able to carry out coal mining activities in Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan. With the termination, PT AKT can not mine and sell the results.

The contract termination was due to the ESDM Ministry terminating PT AKT's PKP2B contract in October 2017. The PKP2B is a contract so that PT AKT can carry out coal mining activities in Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan. However, after the contract was terminated, PT AKT could no longer mine and sell its coal products.

The contract was terminated because PT AKT mortgaged PT AKT in violation of the contract agreement with Standard Chartered Bank Singapore branch with PT BLEM's loan of 1 billion US dollars in 2012.

Then, with the termination of the contract, PT AKT filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. However, in the end the lawsuit lost.

So, Samin Tan, who represented his company, made another effort by asking Eni Saragih for help. Until finally, Eni asked Samin Tan for some money which was intended to take care of the PKP2B.

Samin Tan also agreed. He gave Eni IDR 5 billion.

"The defendant gave the Rp5 billion to Eni Maulani Saragih because he remembers the power or authority attached to Eni Maulani Saragih's position as a member of Commission VII DPR-RI," said the prosecutor.

For his actions, Samin Tan was charged with violating Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a and Article 13 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 Juncto Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code .