Assisted By The East Java Regional Police, BPH Migas Amnesia 45.5 Ton Solar Subsidy

JAKARTA - The East Java Regional Police's Downstream Oil and Gas Activity Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) together with the East Java Police's Special Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) managed to secure 45.5 tons of subsidized diesel fuel which will be distributed not to those who are entitled.

"The mode of subsidized fuel misappropriation is carried out by buying Bio Solar Subsidized fuel and reselling it to heavy vehicle owners and factories," said BPH Migas Committee, Iwan Prasetya Adhi, quoted on Friday, February 24.

He continued, the disclosure of this case of irregularities in the distribution of fuel is one of the active results of BPH Migas together with the Indonesian National Police to strengthen performance in law enforcement in the downstream oil and gas sector.

"The joint activity between the Police and BPH Migas as we carried out today is expected to further form a synergy between the BPH Migas Team, especially Supervision and PPNS together with elements of the National Police, especially with the East Java Regional Police, which is believed to strengthen joint performance in the field of law enforcement in the downstream oil and gas sector," continued Iwan.

He explained that the mode of irregularities in the distribution of fuel was carried out in cases of irregularities in the distribution of Subsidized Solar Fuel by buying Bio Solar Subsidized fuel and reselling it at high prices to several companies in need, such as heavy vehicle owners and factories.

Meanwhile, East Java Police Chief Inspector General Toni Harmanto said that the disclosure of the alleged misuse of subsidized fuel was evidence of the seriousness of the East Java Regional Police in enforcing the law, in addition to confiscating 45.5 tons of subsidized fuel, 27 perpetrators of the crime of deviating subsidized fuel were also arrested.

"This is our seriousness by law enforcement to continue law enforcement activities against irregularities in this problem. At the same time, 27 people in Sumurmati Probolinggo were also arrested, then during further development they secured the perpetrators in Katarungan Village, Krian Sidoarjo," said East Java Police Chief Inspector General Toni Harmanto.

The Director of Special Crimes at the East Java Police, Kombes Pol Farman, explained that to facilitate his actions, it was suspected that the perpetrators were collaborating with the gas station to fill vehicles at several gas stations in East Java.

"These suspects will also be subject to money laundering, so that there is a deterrent effect on the perpetrators, while the potential loss reaches Rp. 24.5 billion," continued Kombes Pol Parman.

The suspects are subject to Article 55 of Law Number 22 of 2001 concerning Oil and Gas which has been amended in Article 40 number 9 of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 2 of 2022 concerning Job Creation, which is sentenced to a maximum imprisonment of 6 (six) years and a maximum fine of Rp. 60,000,000,000.00 (six tens of billions of rupiah).