JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The National Police Criminal Investigation Directorate (Bareskrim) has named YR (Yusri), a Senior Supervisor at state-owned oil company Pertamina in Dumai (Riau), as suspect and detained YR together with other 4 suspects related to alleged attempt of smuggling subsidized fuel worth Rp1.3 trillion from Batam, Riau Islands, to overseas black market during the past five years, Tempo reported.
In press conference at the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) headquarters on Monday (September 8) noon, Director of the National Police’s economics and special crimes Brig. Gen. Kamil Razak said YR and other 4 suspects in the case are charged with Article 2 of the Anti-Corruption Law.
Kamil also said that his side has asked for the help from the PPATK to track flow of funds related to the case in order to open the possibility to charge the suspects with the Anti-Money Laundering Law.
Kamil stated that the Police continues its investigation to find another people whose allegedly involved in the case.
That 4 other suspects in the case are Achmad Machbub aka Abop, Abop’s sister Niwen Khairiah, and two workers employed for temporary identified as Du Nun and Aripin.
Abop is the owner of a vessel-charter firm allegedly running a ring smuggling subsidized fuel from Batam into overseas black market during the past five years.
While Niwen is a low-ranking civil servant in Batam. (haryantos@yosefardi.biz)