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        "id": 1640212,
        "msgid": "attorney-general-reveals-samin-tans-illegal-mining-operations-continued-despite-2017-permit-revocation-1774691481",
        "date": "2026-03-28 15:45:03",
        "title": "Attorney General Reveals Samin Tan's Illegal Mining Operations Continued Despite 2017 Permit Revocation",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Mining",
        "summary": "The Attorney General's Office has accused tycoon Samin Tan of engaging in illegal coal mining activities in Central Kalimantan through PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup since 2017, even after its mining contract was revoked. Tan, identified as the beneficial owner, allegedly collaborated with state officials to evade oversight, causing significant losses to the state economy, and has been detained for 20 days while awaiting an audit from the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency. This case follows Tan's earlier acquittal in a KPK bribery probe related to the same contract termination.",
        "content": "<p>The Attorney General\u2019s Office (AGO) has stated that tycoon Samin Tan\nhas been conducting illegal mining activities in Central Kalimantan\nsince 2017. Director of Investigation for the Deputy Attorney General\nfor Special Crimes, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, said the activities were\ncarried out through PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT), despite the\nrevocation of its Coal Mining Business Work Agreement (PKP2B) permit in\n2017. \u201cAfter the revocation, PT AKT continued to carry out mining and\nthe unauthorised and unlawful sale of mining products until 2025,\u201d he\nsaid during a press conference on Saturday (28\/3). Syarief stated that\nSamin, as the beneficial owner, is held responsible for PT AKT\u2019s legal\nviolations. To facilitate the operations, he added, Samin collaborated\nwith state officials. \u201cBy collaborating with state officials tasked with\nsupervising mining activities, this has caused losses to state finances\nor the national economy,\u201d he explained. Nevertheless, Syarief noted that\ninvestigators are currently awaiting the audit results from the\nFinancial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) regarding the exact\nvalue of state financial losses from the illegal mining. For his\nactions, Samin Tan has been charged under Article 603 or Article 604 in\nconjunction with Article 20 letter a or c of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the\nCriminal Code (KUHP). \u201cThe suspect ST [Samin Tan] has been detained for\nthe next 20 days at the Salemba Detention Centre, Branch of the Attorney\nGeneral\u2019s Office,\u201d Syarief said. Samin Tan was previously prosecuted by\nthe Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for alleged bribery of\nformer Deputy Chair of Commission VII of the House of Representatives,\nEni Maulani Saragih. The bribe was for facilitating the termination of\nthe Coal Mining Business Work Agreement (PKP2B) contract for PT AKT, a\nsubsidiary of PT BLEM. Samin Tan was named a suspect by the KPK on 15\nFebruary 2019. However, the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta\nDistrict Court and the Supreme Court acquitted Samin Tan, ruling that he\nwas a victim of extortion by Eni Saragih. The cassation-level case for\nSamin Tan was heard by Chief Judge Suhadi with member judges Suharto and\nAnsori respectively. The verdict was read on Thursday, 9 June 2022.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/attorney-general-reveals-samin-tans-illegal-mining-operations-continued-despite-2017-permit-revocation-1774691481",
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