The Attorney General\u2019s Office has named Samin Tan as a suspect in the\ncriminal corruption case concerning irregularities in the management of\nmining operations at PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup in Murung Raya Regency,\nCentral Kalimantan Province, spanning the period 2016-2025.<\/p>\n
The designation was announced by Kejagung during a press conference\nheld in front of the building of the Deputy Attorney General for Special\nCrimes, at the Kejagung complex in South Jakarta, early on Saturday\n(28\/3\/2026) WIB. Those present included, among others, Head of the Legal\nInformation Centre Anang Supriatna and Director of Investigations of\nJampidsus Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have designated one suspect, namely ST (Samin Tan),\u201d said\nSyarief.<\/p>\n
According to him, the naming of Samin Tan as a suspect followed a\nseries of investigations, including examinations of witnesses and\nsearches conducted in several areas in West Java, South Kalimantan, DKI\nJakarta, and Central Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd it should be noted that searches are still ongoing, particularly\nin Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan,\u201d said Syarief.<\/p>\n
He explained that Samin Tan, as the beneficial owner of PT AKP, is a\ncoal miner based on the Coal Mining Business Work Agreement (PKP2B),\nwhose permit was revoked in 2017. However, after the permit was revoked,\nPT AKP continued illegal and unlawful mining and sales of mining\nproducts until 2025.<\/p>\n
According to Syarief, Samin Tan through PT AKP and its affiliates\nacted unlawfully by conducting mining and sales using invalid permits,\nin collaboration with state officials responsible for supervising mining\nactivities, thereby harming the state finances and\/or the national\neconomy.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs for the amount of state financial losses, it is still in the\nprocess of calculation by the BPKP (Financial and Development\nSupervisory Agency) audit team,\u201d said Syarief.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, he stated that Samin Tan is suspected of violating\nArticles 603 and 604 of the Criminal Code. Samin Tan has been detained\nfor the next 20 days at the Salemba Detention Centre Branch of the\nAttorney General\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
Spokesperson for the Forest Area Regulation Task Force Barita\nSimanjuntak expressed appreciation for the work of the Jampidsus\nKejagung team. According to him, following the repossession of the\nforest area illegally managed by PT AKP, the PKH Task Force in early\nMarch had already warned all companies that had been summoned to fulfil\ntheir obligations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have issued warnings and reprimands, and the task force, in\naccordance with its duties and authority, has coordinated and informed\nlaw enforcement apparatus also within the task force for further law\nenforcement steps,\u201d said Barita.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo this is part of the forest area regulation process, which is then\nfollowed up by the Jampidsus of the Republic of Indonesia Prosecutor\u2019s\nOffice to ensure law enforcement, state sovereignty, legal certainty in\nregulating our forest areas runs consistently and in accordance with\nexisting regulations,\u201d he added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/attorney-generals-office-names-coal-tycoon-samin-tan-as-suspect-in-mining-corruption-case-1774648239", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }