Four Reported Not Present, Session Of Alleged Goreng Oil Outlet 27 Company Postponed

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JAKARTA - The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has postponed the implementation of the initial trial of the alleged cooking oil cartel with the agenda of reading the Report on Allegations of Violation by the prosecution investigator. The postponement was made due to the incomplete attendance of the reported party. Chairman of the Commission Council, Dinnie Melanie, explained that the delay was carried out because there were four reported parties who were not present at the inaugural trial today. It is known that in this report there were 27 companies that were reported. The four reported parties who were not present were PT Asian Agro Agung Jaya, PT Primus Sanus Cooking Oil Industrial (Priscolin), PT Budi Nabati Perkasa, and PT Tunas Baru Lampung. "Thus the trial was postponed to be resumed at the assembly hearing which will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 13.00 WIB," he said, Monday, October 17. For your information, KPPU has investigated the case of the alleged cooking oil cartel since last March. The investigation was carried out because at that time there was an increase in price and scarcity of oil in the country. Investigation of the alleged case of the registered cooking oil cartel number 03-16/DH/KPPU.LID.I/III/2022 concerning the alleged violation of Law No. 5 of 1999 (UU 5/99) related to the Production and Marketing of Cooking Oil in Indonesia. Previously, the Head of the KPPU Panerate, Ahmad Muhari, said that the agenda of the trial that was supposed to be held today was the first Introduction, where the KPPU Prosecution Investigator would read out and/or submit reports of alleged violations (LDP) which were accused of the reported to the reported parties.

The case is registered with number 15/KPPU-I/2022 concerning Allegations of Violation of Article 5 (price setting) and Article 19 letter c (restrictions on the circulation/sale of goods) of Law Number 5 of 1999 in Sales of Packaging Oil in Indonesia (Created Oil Cases). Ahmad said there were 27 companies that were reported in the case. Ahmad said, after the submission of the LDP, the reported parties had the right to give a response to the Report on Alleged Violations submitted by the KPPU Prosecution Investigator by submitting evidence. "The entire preliminary examination will be carried out within a maximum period of 30 days, starting from the first trial which was attended by the reported party," he said in an official statement, quoted Thursday, October 13. The following is a list of the companies reported in the case of the alleged cooking oil cartel: 1. PT Asianagro Agungjaya as Reported I;2. PT Batara Elok Semesta Terpadu as Terlapor II; 3. PT Berlian Ekasakti Tangguh as Reported III;4. PT Bina Karya Prima as Reported IV;5. PT Incasi Raya as Reported V;6. PT Selago Makmur Plantation as Reported VI;7. PT Agro Makmur Raya as Reported VII; 8. PT Indokarya Internusa as Reported VIII;9. PT Intibenua Perkasatama as Reported IX;10. PT Megasurya Mas as Reported X;11. PT Mikie Oleo Nabati Industri as Reported XI;12. PT Musim Mas as Reported XII;13. PT Sukajadi Sawit Mekar as Reported XIII;14. PT Pacific Medan Industri as Reported XIV;15. PT Permata Hijau Palm Oleo as Reported XV;16. PT Permata Hijau Sawit as Reported XVI;17. PT Primus Sanus Cooking Oil Industrial as Reported XVII;18. PT Salim Ivomas Pratama, Tbk as Reported XVIII;19. PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology Tbk (PT Smart Tbk) as Reported XIX;20. PT Budi Nabati Perkasa as Reported XX;21. PT Tunas Baru Lampung, Tbk as XXI Reported;22. PT Multi Nabati Sulawesi as Reported XXII;23. PT Multimas Nabati Asahan as Reported XXIII;24. PT Sinar Alam Permai as Reported XXIV;25. PT Wilmar Cahaya Indonesia, Tbk as XXV Reported; 26. PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia as Reported XXVI;27. PT Karyalindu Alam Sejahtera as XXVII Reported.