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Three named suspects in coal financing corruption case

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indonesian police have named three suspects in a corruption case involving financing for a coal procurement project.
  • Two suspects, an investment manager and an operations head, have been detained.
  • The case has allegedly caused state financial losses of Rp 38.9 billion.

Indonesian police have identified three suspects in a corruption case linked to invoice financing provided by PT Perusahaan Pengelola Aset (Persero) for a coal procurement project. The financing was intended for PT PLN Batubara between 2019 and 2020.

Komisaris Besar Ahmad Yusuf Afandi, Head of Operations at the National Police's Directorate for Corruption Crimes, announced that two of the three suspects have been detained. These are IT, the Investment Manager at PT Perusahaan Pengelola Aset, and FSN, the Head of Operations Division at PT Bintang Abadi Sampurna.

The investigators have detained two suspects, namely the first is Mr. IT as Investment Manager of PT Perusahaan Pengelola Aset (Persero), and the second is Mr. FSN as Head of Operations Division of PT Bintang Abadi Sampurna.

— Komisaris Besar Ahmad Yusuf AfandiAnnouncing the detention of two suspects in the corruption case.

The third suspect, FH, the Director of PT Bintang Abadi Sampurna, is not in police custody as he is currently serving a sentence for another conviction at Salemba Penitentiary. However, police confirmed that the new charges will add to his existing sentence, as this case involves fraud separate from his previous conviction.

For suspect FH, the Director of PT Bintang Abadi Sampurna, he is currently a convict in another case and is serving his sentence at Salemba Penitentiary.

— Komisaris Besar Ahmad Yusuf AfandiExplaining the status of the third suspect.

In this case, PT Bintang Abadi Sampurna received a financing facility of Rp 50 billion from PT Perusahaan Pengelola Aset. The disbursed funds, however, reached Rp 67.31 billion through eight separate transactions. Investigators found irregularities, including a lack of verification with PT PLN Batubara and insufficient checks on document validity.

According to an investigative report by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK RI), the actions of the suspects have resulted in state financial losses amounting to Rp 38.9 billion. The investigation began in 2024, and the suspects were named after the case files were declared complete by the prosecutor's office in early 2026. They face charges under articles 2 and 3 of the Anti-Corruption Law for alleged abuse of authority and unlawful acts causing state financial losses.

The actions of the suspects have caused state financial losses amounting to Rp 38.9 billion.

— Komisaris Besar Ahmad Yusuf AfandiStating the financial impact of the alleged corruption.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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