CPO Export Permit Corruption Case, President Director Of PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia Examined By AGO

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office has examined the President Director of PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia, Erik Alis Tjia Tiang Tjhiang or EATTT, regarding the investigation into alleged corruption in the case of exporting crude palm oil or "crude palm oil" (CPO) and its derivatives.

"The witness being examined, namely EATTT as the President Director of PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia related to the investigation of cases of alleged corruption in the provision of export facilities of crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives in January 2021 to March 2022," said the Head of Information Center Law of the Attorney General's Office (Kapuspenkum Kejagung) Ketut Sumedana in a written statement reported by ANTARA, Monday, July 25.

Sumedana said the investigation was carried out by the Investigating Prosecutor's Team of the Investigation Directorate of the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus).

The examination was carried out on behalf of five suspects, namely the Director General of Foreign Trade (Dirjen Daglu) of the Ministry of Trade Indrasari Wisnu Wardhana, Commissioner of PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia Master Parulian Tumanggor, Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs of PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri/Permata Hijau Group Stanley MA.

Furthermore, the General Manager at the General Affairs Section of PT Musim Mas Picare Tagore Sitanggang, as well as the Founder and Policy/Analyst Advisor of PT Independent Research and Advisory Indonesia Lin Che Wei.

Previously, the Director of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Supardi said that the state's losses in the case of alleged corruption in the provision of export facilities for crude palm oil and its derivatives reached Rp. 20 trillion.

He explained that the Rp20 trillion value consisted of financial losses, economic losses, and illegal income.

"The total state financial loss is around Rp. 6 trillion, then there is the name (loss) of the economy of around Rp. 12 trillion, then there are illegal gains of around Rp. 2 trillion. The total is Rp. 20 trillion," said Supardi.