ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – The investigation into the massive Pertamina corruption scandal, which has caused an estimated state loss of IDR 193.7 trillion (approximately USD 12.1 billion), continues to escalate.
Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office (AGO), through the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), is intensifying its probe by examining money trails and misconduct in the oil and gas industry.
Most recently, 18 new witnesses have been questioned, including Asyifa Syafningdyah Putriambami Latief, Miss Indonesia 2010 and a current Pertamina official, as well as a former manager at PT Pertamina Patra Niaga (PPN), identified as ABP.
Asyifa, who currently serves as Senior Officer for External Communication Media at PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS), is suspected of receiving illicit funds from Gading Ramadhan Joedo (GRJ), a commissioner at PT Jenggala Maritim and CEO of PT Orbit Terminal Merak.
She was questioned by prosecutors on Friday, May 2, 2025. According to officials, Asyifa admitted to receiving the money but claimed it was merely a deposit for a purchase on GRJ’s behalf. However, the prosecution remains skeptical, especially since she has yet to return the IDR 185 million (approx. USD 11,600) allegedly linked to the case.
“What was the money really for? We’re still investigating,” said Abdul Qohar, Director of Investigation at Jampidsus quoted Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
18 Additional Witnesses Interrogated, Including High-Ranking Oil Executives
On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the AGO questioned 18 more individuals as witnesses to strengthen the case files and evidence against key suspect Yoki Firnandi (YF), CEO of Pertamina International Shipping, and others.
These witnesses are involved in the management and trading of crude oil and refinery products within Pertamina, its subholdings, and Production Sharing Contract (PSC) contractors from 2018 to 2023.
Full List of Witnesses Examined:
- ABP – Former Manager at PT Pertamina Patra Niaga (2022)
- MP – Representative from BP Berau Ltd.
- AW – Director of PT Jenggala Maritim Nusantara
- AT – PT JMN Operations/Tender Staff
- MR – Director of Pertamina International Shipping
- AS – Tonnage Management Officer, PIS
- AAHP – Former Price & Forecasting Analyst, now Key Account Manager at PIS
- TB – Key Account Manager, PIS
- FA – Head of Legal Bureau, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
- OH – Director of PT Triputra Energi Megatara
- YP – Former Commercial Manager, Pertamina (2018–2019)
- LSH – Former Product Trading Manager, Pertamina (2016–2020)
- AP – Former Key Account Manager, now Director at PIS
- ID – Manager, Trading Analysis & Development at PPN (2021–2024)
- NAL – VP Controller, PPN
- HW – SVP Integrated Supply Chain, Pertamina
- AS – Director of Finance, PPN
- MN – Representative, Exxon Mobil Cepu Limited
“These interrogations are part of efforts to complete the prosecution files against YF and his associates,” stated Harli Siregar, Head of the AGO’s Legal Information Center.
Corruption Scheme: Importing Fuel Amid Domestic Surplus
The suspects are accused of intentionally importing fuel despite a domestic fuel surplus, thereby violating state regulations to gain illegal profits. Authorities revealed that the suspects manipulated import prices and misrepresented fuel products, marketing them under the “Pertamax” label to generate illicit gains.
Preliminary estimates show this scheme led to state financial losses of over IDR 193.7 trillion in 2023 alone.
List of Key Suspects in the Pertamina Corruption Case
The AGO has named nine suspects in total, six of whom are officials within Pertamina subsidiaries:
- Riva Siahaan (RS) – President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga
- Yoki Firnandi (YF) – President Director of PT Pertamina International Shipping
- Sani Dinar Saifuddin (SDS) – Director of Feedstock & Product Optimization, PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional
- Agus Purwono (AP) – VP of Feedstock Management
- Maya Kusmaya (MK) – Director of Central Marketing & Trading, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga
- Edward Corne (EC) – VP of Trading Operation, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga
Additionally, three brokers have been charged:
- Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza (MKAR) – Beneficial owner of PT Navigator Khatulistiwa
- Dimas Werhaspati (DW) – Commissioner of PT Navigator Khatulistiwa and PT Jenggala Maritim
- Gading Ramadhan Joedo (GRJ) – Commissioner of PT Jenggala Maritim and CEO of PT Orbit Terminal Merak
The suspects face charges under Articles 2(1) and 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 20/2001 on the Eradication of Corruption. (AT Network)
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