KPK Collaborates With BPK And BPKP To Investigate Allegations Of LNG Corruption At Pertamina

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) ensures that it continues to coordinate with a number of parties to investigate allegations of corruption in the purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at PT Pertamina (Persero).

In addition to the Attorney General's Office (AGO), the anti-corruption commission also coordinates with the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) and the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) to investigate the alleged corruption.

"The KPK will, of course, continue to coordinate with the Prosecutor's Office and other agencies such as the BPK and BPKP to complete the information needed to collect evidence," said Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, to reporters, Wednesday, October 6.

He said the KPK had been invited by the Attorney General's Office to resolve the alleged corruption committed by PT Pertamina (Persero). This happened after coordination was carried out after the two institutions both carried out investigations.

However, Ali said that this kind of thing is not new because the KPK has done this together with other law enforcement officers. "For example, in the activity of arresting allegations of corruption filling the positions of village heads and sub-district heads in the Nganjuk Regency area under the coordination of the KPK with the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, the handling of corruption cases on the misuse of mining permits in Southeast Sulawesi in coordination with the KPK and the local High Prosecutor's Office and several other activities," he said.

With this kind of coordination and synergy, Ali believes that the legal process will be stronger and can provide optimal benefits in efforts to eradicate corruption.

"Coordination and synergy in handling a case between law enforcement officers will undoubtedly strengthen the legal process and provide optimal benefits in efforts to eradicate corruption," he said.

Previously, the Attorney General's Office submitted an investigation into the alleged indication of fraud and abuse of authority in the LNG Portfolio management policy at PT Pertamina (Persero) to the KPK.

The Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office, Leonard Eben Ezer Simanjuntak, said that the Director of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) of the Attorney General's Office had carried out investigations related to the case.

According to Leonard, the investigation has been carried out since March 22, 2021 on suspicion of indications of fraud and abuse of authority in the LNG Portfolio management policy at PT Pertamina (Persero).

However, based on the results of coordination with the KPK, it is known that KPK investigators are currently investigating the same case. For this reason, the Attorney General's Office has invited the anti-corruption commission to carry out an investigation.

For information, last February Pertamina President Director Nicke Widyawati said that the company was reviewing the plan to purchase LNG from Mozambique LNG1 Company Pte Ltd of 1 million tons of LNG per year (MTPA) or around 17 cargoes per year starting at the end of 2024 or early 2025 during a period of 20 year. This was conveyed in a Hearing Meeting (RDP) with Commission VII DPR.