Jakarta Prosecutor's Office Searched PGAS Office Looking For Evidence Of Alleged Corruption Tender For Geothermal Well Equipment

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JAKARTA - The prosecutor from the DKI High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) searched the office of PT PGAS Solution and the residence of the former Director of Operations of PT Taruna, Aji Kharisma regarding the procurement of geothermal wells. 8) yesterday was indeed related to the case of payment for procurement and rental of geothermal wells by a subsidiary of the State Gas Company (PGN) in 2018. "On August 15, 2022, investigators conducted searches in two places, namely the PT PGAS Solution office which having his address at Jalan KH Zainul Arifin No. 20 West Jakarta, and the residence of DASW's brother as the former Director of Operations of PT Taruna Aji Kharisma, whose address is Emerald Town House AC 19 Bintaro Jaya, South Tangerang," said Ashari, Wednesday 17 August. based on search warrant Number: Print-1501/M.1.5/Fd.1/06/2022 dated June 13, 2022, and warrant confiscation Number: Print-1502/M.1.5/Fd.1/06/2022 dated June 13, 2022, and the Corruption Court decision at the Central Jakarta District Court Number: 29/Pen.Pid.Sus/TPK/VI/2022/PN. Jkt. Pst dated June 14, 2022, to find the evidence needed. "The search was to find evidence and evidence in order to make clear the case of alleged corruption at PT PGAS Solution related to payments for procurement and rental of well-building equipment. geothermal in 2018," he said.

During the search at the two places, the investigator team of the Special Crimes Assistant (Aspidsus) of the DKI Jakarta Attorney General's Office confiscated documents for the procurement and rental of geothermal wells in Sabang, Aceh Province. , starting in 2018 PT PGAS Solution, which is a subsidiary of PGN, has obtained the job of purchasing and renting equipment for the needs of making geothermal wells from PT Taruna Aji Kharisma. To carry out the work, said Ashari, PT PGAS Solution appointed PT Adhidaya Nusaprima Teknindo with a value of The contract for the purchase of equipment is more than Rp. 22 billion. Meanwhile, for the rental of tools, it is Rp. 9.5 billion, bringing the total work to Rp. 31.7 billion. The so-called good solution has been given However, Ashari continued, although the purchase and rental of equipment for the needs of geothermal wells was never handed over by PT Adhidaya Nusaprima Teknindo to PT PGAS Solution, the PGN subsidiary still made payments "PT PGAS Solution continues to make payments to PT Adhidaya Nusaprima Teknindo. And the amount of money paid by PT Adhidaya Nusaprima Teknindo was handed over to PT Taruna Aji Kharisma," said Ashari.