JAKARTA (Reuters) -The Indonesia Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on Thursday named nine more people as suspects in a corruption investigation involving state energy company PT Pertamina.
Indonesia has previously named a number of former Pertamina executives as suspects in an investigation into alleged corrupt activities between 2018 and 2023.
Prosecutors said the activities resulted in 285 trillion rupiah ($17.58 billion) in losses to the state and the economy.
The nine named by the AGO included six former executives at Pertamina and its units, a former manager at trading company Trafigura, a former manager at shipping company PT Mahameru Kencana Abadi, and a beneficial owner of fuel terminal PT Orbit Terminal Merak, said Abdul Qohar, a director at the AGO.
The suspects were allegedly involved in improper imports of crude oil and fuel, improper shipping leases and fuel terminal lease procurements, Abdul told reporters.
A Pertamina spokesperson said on Thursday that the company respects the ongoing legal process and is cooperating with the investigation process.
Trafigura did not immediately respond to a Reuters e-mail to an address listed on their website seeking comment, while PT Mahameru’s office phone number could not be reached outside office hours.
Reuters was not immediately able to reach PT Orbit and was unable to access its website.
Indonesia said in May investigators have approached a number of trading firms in Singapore for investigation purposes.
($1 = 16,215.0000 rupiah)
(Reporting by Fransiska Nangoy; editing by Philippa Fletcher)
