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        "msgid": "attorney-generals-office-designates-pt-cbu-owner-as-suspect-in-samin-tan-mining-case-1778788066",
        "date": "2026-05-14 14:37:09",
        "title": "Attorney General's Office Designates PT CBU Owner as Suspect in Samin Tan Mining Case",
        "author": "Bilal Ramadhan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Attorney General's Office has named MJE, the owner of PT Cordelia Bara Utama (PT CBU), as a new suspect in a corruption case involving irregularities in the management of PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup's (PT AKT) mining operations, alongside businessman Samin Tan. The suspects allegedly used falsified verification reports to obtain shipping approvals, enabling the illegal export of coal from PT AKT after its permit was revoked in October 2017. MJE has been detained for 20 days, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat corruption in Indonesia's mining sector.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Attorney General\u2019s Office (AGO) has\ndesignated the owner of PT Cordelia Bara Utama (PT CBU), initialled MJE,\nas a new suspect in the alleged corruption case in the mining sector\ninvolving businessman Samin Tan, the owner of PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup\n(AKT).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe investigative team from the Deputy Attorney General for Special\nCrimes (Jam Pidsus) has designated one suspect and carried out the\ndetention of MJE, the owner of PT CBU, in the case of alleged criminal\ncorruption involving deviations in the management of PT AKT\u2019s mining\noperations,\u201d said the Head of the Public Information Centre for Criminal\nAffairs at the AGO, Anang Supriatna, in a written statement on Thursday\n(14\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect MJE previously failed to comply with summonses from the\ninvestigative team without valid reasons,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Anang explained that in this case, MJE, together with Samin Tan as\nthe beneficial owner of PT AKT, used falsified verification result\nreports to obtain shipping approval letters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, suspect ST through PT AKT and its affiliates was able to\ncarry out illegal coal exports obtained from PT AKT\u2019s mining operations,\nwhose permit had been revoked since 19 October 2017,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Subsidiarily, Article 604 in conjunction with Article 20 letter a or\nc of Law No.\u00a01 of 2023 on the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article\n18 of Law No.\u00a031 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of\nCorruption in conjunction with Law No.\u00a020 of 2001 on Amendments to Law\nNo.\u00a031 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in\nconjunction with Article 618 in conjunction with Article 20 letter a or\nc of Law No.\u00a01 of 2023 on the Criminal Code.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuspect MJE has been detained for the next 20 days at the Salemba\nDetention Centre Branch of the South Jakarta District Prosecutor\u2019s\nOffice,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The designation of the suspect was carried out after the\ninvestigators obtained sufficient evidence through a series of\ninvestigation processes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe investigative team has designated suspect ST,\u201d said the Head of\nthe Public Information Centre for Criminal Affairs at the AGO, Anang\nSupriatna, on Saturday (28\/3\/2026), in the early hours.<\/p>\n<p>Searches were conducted in four provinces, namely West Java, DKI\nJakarta, Central Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo date, the searches are still ongoing, particularly in the Central\nKalimantan and South Kalimantan regions,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/attorney-generals-office-designates-pt-cbu-owner-as-suspect-in-samin-tan-mining-case-1778788066",
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