The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) has finally spoken up about the corruption case plaguing the state-owned mining company, PT Timah Tbk (TINS), from 2015 to 2022.
BUMN Special Staff, Arya Sinulingga, revealed that they were aware of indications of corruption at PT Timah and had coordinated with the Attorney General's Office to conduct further investigations into the matter.
"We have been aware of and have also coordinated with the Attorney General's Office, which has been conducting investigations into the theft or removal of tin within PT Timah's IUP (Mining Business License) for the past few months," he told reporters on Thursday (March 29).
Arya admitted that this case had been ongoing for a long time, with the perpetrators systematically engaging in illegal activities, essentially conducting operations to loot the tin mines.
"This is actually a very old case that has never been uncovered until now, so we really appreciate the steps taken by the Attorney General's Office. Hence, it's no surprise that they can systematically uncover everything," he said.
According to him, the revelation of the involvement of other parties in taking tin from PT Timah's IUP is highly appreciated by the Ministry. The large IUP of PT Timah often becomes the target of other parties seeking to profit through improper means.
"There have been many incidents where smelters, despite having limited land, managed to produce tin products much larger than their concessions. Thus, a lot of tin owned by PT Timah was taken by certain parties," he explained.
Arya added that the exposure of this case had been eagerly awaited by all parties. The hope is that in the future, there will be no more theft of tin from PT Timah's concessions.
"With the exposure of this case, it has been eagerly awaited by all parties, so we hope that in the future there will be no more tin taken from PT Timah's concessions, either from outside or within the company's control," he concluded.
The Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) has named five suspects in connection with alleged corruption in PT Timah's Mining Business License (IUP) from 2015 to 2022.
The suspects in the case include former President Director of PT Timah Tbk, Mochtar Riza Pahlevi Tabrani, and former Finance Director of TINS, Emil Emindra (EE/EML).
Responding to the case, TINS President Director, Ahmad Dani Virsal, revealed that the case involving former TINS executives had psychologically affected the company's operations. However, he stated that practically, after the case was revealed, the company felt more secure.
"Psychologically, it depends, but practically, we feel safer," Virsal replied when asked if the alleged corruption case affected the company's operations, during an interview at the House of Representatives, Jakarta, on Tuesday (March 26, 2024).
Virsal revealed that the company felt safer because there were corridor rules that would prevent the company from repeating the same mistakes in the future. He mentioned that it was similar to the company cleaning up past mistakes. "There are corridor rules already, so the same mistakes should not be repeated," he said.
As is known, based on the results of the examination and associated with the evidence found, Investigators at the Directorate of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes have raised the status of five witnesses to suspects.
The suspects include SG alias AW as a mining entrepreneur in Pangkalpinang City, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, MBG as a mining entrepreneur in Pangkalpinang City, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, HT alias ASN as the President Director of CV VIP (a company owned by the suspect TN alias AN).
Then, MRPT alias RZ as the President Director of PT Timah Tbk. from 2016 to 2021, and EE alias EML as the Finance Director of PT Timah Tbk. from 2017 to 2018.
The Tin Corruption case also implicates two celebrities, Helena Lim, who is also a crazy rich resident of Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK), and Sandra Dewi's husband, Harvey Moeis.
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