CPO Export Permit Corruption, AGO Examines 3 Witnesses From The Ministry Of Trade

JAKARTA - Investigators of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) of the Attorney General's Office examined three witnesses from the Ministry of Trade related to allegations of corruption in providing export facilities for CPO and its derivatives for the period 2021-2022.

The head of the Center for Legal Information (Kapuspenkum) at the Attorney General's Office, Ketut Sumedana, said the three witnesses had the initials K, F, and SMI.

"The examination of witnesses is to strengthen evidence and complete the filing in the case," Sumedana said, quoted by Antara, Friday, July 1.

Witness K refers to the statement of Karsan, an Associate Expert Trade Analyst at the Ministry of Trade. Witness F refers to Fadro's statement as a civil servant at the Ministry of Trade, and SMI refers to Sabrina Manora Indrayani who is also a civil servant at the Ministry of Trade.

In this case, Jampidsus investigators have asked the former Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi on Wednesday (22/6). Examination of Lutfi as a witness for the suspects, the Director General of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Trade, Indrasari Wisnu Wardhana and Lin Che Wei.

Investigators have handed over the first stage of case files against five suspects on Wednesday (15/6). The five suspects in this case consist of one person from the government element and four others from the private sector.

The five suspects, namely Indrasari Wisnu Wardhana as the Director General of Foreign Trade (Dirjen Daglu) of the Ministry of Trade.

Four other people from the private sector, namely Master Parulian Tumanggor as Commissioner of PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia, Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs of PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri/Permata Hijau Group Stanley MA.

Tumanggor as Commissioner of PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia, Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs of PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri/Permata Hijau Group Stanley MA.

Next was Picare Tagore Sitanggang as General Manager at the General Affairs Section of PT Musim Mas and founder and policy/analyst advisor to PT Independent Research & Advisodry Indonesia Lin Che Wei.