NTB Prosecutor's Office Receives Letter Of Termination Of Case Of Fuel Transport Tanker

NTB Prosecutor's Office Building. BETWEEN/Dhimas B.P.

The West Nusa Tenggara High Prosecutor's Office received a letter of termination of investigation (SP3) in the tanker case suspected of transporting diesel fuel (BBM) beyond specifications. Spokesperson for the NTB Prosecutor's Office, Efrien Saputera, confirmed that his party had received the SP3 for the fuel case from police investigators. "We have received the SP3 notification of the fuel case from the police. Therefore, the prosecutor's team is currently conducting research and studying the reasons for the SP3 case," said Efrien in Mataram, Antara, March 2. If from the results of the study there are irregularities, the prosecutor's office can submit a pretrial to the court to see whether or not the SP3 is issued from the case. "If possible, the prosecutor can ask the chairman of the court to determine whether or not the SP3 is issued by investigators," he said. The prosecutor's pretrial submission, said Efrien, is in accordance with the rules in Article 77 to Article 88 of Law Number 8 of 1981 concerning the Criminal Procedure Law. "However, it returned to the team again. We will see what the results of the research will be," he said. The termination of the fuel case was published based on SP3 Number: SP3/01-03/II/RES.1.9./2023/Dit Polairud and a decree regarding the determination of the termination of the investigation Number: S.Tap/01-03/II/RES.1.9./2023/Dit Polairud on February 21, 2023 for three suspects. In letter Number: SP3/01-03/II/RES.1.9./2023/Dit Polairud, the police outlined the consideration of the issuance of SP3 from the case that named three suspects by stating that there was insufficient evidence or events, not criminal acts or investigations were stopped for the sake of law, and to fulfill the principles of legal certainty, legal justice, and legal benefits. The consideration is outlined in SP3 based on the evidence obtained from the investigation and report on the results of the usual case title. The letter also outlines an order for three investigators to stop investigating allegations of oil and gas crimes and general crimes that occurred in the waters of Hajj Port, Labuhan Haji District, East Lombok Regency on September 15, 2022, for case files belonging to three suspects with the initials AM, AW, and JS. The alleged crime is related to Article 54 in conjunction with Article 28 paragraph (1) of Law Number 22 of 2001 concerning Oil and Gas of Earth jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 and/or Article 56 of the Criminal Code and Article 263 paragraph (1) and/or paragraph (2) jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 and/or Article 56 of the Criminal Code. In handling this case, the Directorate of Water and Air Police (Ditpolairud) of the NTB Police previously issued an investigation warrant (sprindik) Number: SP.Sidik/9/XI/RES.1.9./2022/Dit Polairud on September 24, 2022. Following up on the sprindik, the police issued a notification letter for the start of the investigation with Number: B/457/IX/RES.1.9./2022/Dit Polairud on September 26, 2022. In fact, in handling this case, it was recorded that investigators had completed files belonging to three suspects and submitted files to the investigating prosecutor. From the instructions from the prosecutor's research results before this case was stopped, investigators were asked to reveal the role of others, in this case they ordered to do so. The handling of this case was also revealed after police officers arrested BBM charging from tankers to fishing vessels in the waters of Telong Elong, East Lombok Regency. The fuel filled into the fishing boat is suspected to be incompatible with the transport permit. Investigators found indications of a criminal violation after carrying out an in-depth examination of the type of fuel. In this case, the roles of the three suspects AM, AW, and JS were revealed as captains and one of them was an operational manager of the tanker company. Investigators have previously confiscated evidence of tankers carrying fuel allegedly outside the specifications and fishing boats belonging to fishermen at Labuhan Haji Pier, East Lombok Regency. The seized tankers, South Anggun Motor Tanker (MT) and MT Harima belonging to PT Tripatra Nusantara, which are located in Palembang, and the Satu Raya Motorboat (KM) belonging to East Lombok fishermen who are suspected of receiving fuel filling in the Telong Elong waters. For evidence of fuel as well. From MT Harima and KM Satu Raya, the police confiscated 227,000 liters, while 135,000 liters of the South Anggun MT cargo. Daily Executive (Plh.) Head of Public Relations of the NTB Police, Senior Commissioner of Police Lalu Muhammad Iwan Mahardan when confirmed admitted that he did not know about the issuance of SP3 for the case. Although he has not received an explanation from the investigator, Iwan emphasized that his party will confirm again regarding the issuance of SP3 for the case.