Indonesian Police Yet to Detain Suspect in Power Plant Corruption Case

Indonesian police have not yet detained Halim Kalla, a suspect in a suspected corruption case related to the PLTU 1 Kalimantan Barat power plant project. The case file remains with investigators, who are working to finalize it for the Public Prosecutor's Office.

Brigadier General Roberthus, Director of Investigation at the National Police's Anti-Corruption Task Force (Kortastipidkor), confirmed that no detention has occurred. He explained that investigators are currently revising the case file, which was previously returned by the prosecutor with a P-19 notice, indicating it was incomplete. The file will be resubmitted once revisions are made.

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There has been no detention yet.

Halim Kalla, President Director of PT Bakti Resa Nusa, is among four suspects in the alleged corruption scheme. The others include former PLN Director Utama Fahmi Mochtar, PT Bakti Resa Nusa Director RR, and PT Praba Indopersada Director Utama Yohanes Liem. The alleged corruption occurred between 2008 and 2018 during the construction of the power plant in West Kalimantan. Investigators suspect a conspiracy to award the project to unqualified parties, illegal subcontracting, and illicit payments, which led to the project being abandoned.

The state reportedly suffered losses amounting to approximately 1.3 trillion rupiah (around US$64.4 million and Rp 323.2 billion), according to calculations by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). The suspects are being charged under anti-corruption laws and the Criminal Code.

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Investigators are still improving the case file to be declared complete by the Public Prosecutor.