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        "id": 1765139,
        "msgid": "attorney-generals-office-probes-suspected-cpo-export-price-manipulation-using-finance-ministry-data-1780095723",
        "date": "2026-05-26 09:23:34",
        "title": " Attorney General's Office probes suspected CPO export price manipulation using Finance Ministry data",
        "author": "Robertus Belarminus",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": " The Attorney General's Office is investigating suspected manipulation of crude palm oil (CPO) export prices through transfer pricing and under invoicing, with Finance Ministry data revealing discrepancies between Indonesian and foreign import values. The probe, ongoing for a month, may expand to other sectors if similar practices are found, as such manipulation artificially reduces state revenues by understating domestic earnings.",
        "content": "<p>The Attorney General\u2019s Office (Kejagung) is investigating suspected\nmanipulation of crude palm oil (CPO) export pricing through transfer\npricing and under invoicing practices. The probe has been underway for\napproximately one month, according to Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, director\nof the Special Crimes Investigative unit (Jampidsus). He stated that\ndata provided by Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa supplements\nexisting evidence held by investigators. \u2018We are currently investigating\nthe manipulation or transfer pricing case. It\u2019s been about a month. The\nFinance Ministry\u2019s data supplements our existing information,\u2019 he said\nat the Attorney General\u2019s Office in Jakarta on Monday evening (25 May\n2026). However, he did not specify which companies are being\ninvestigated. When questioned about the number of witnesses interviewed,\nSyarief only confirmed that several parties have been questioned. \u2018Yes,\na few. We will announce details later,\u2019 he said. The office also\nindicated the possibility of expanding the probe to other sectors if\nsimilar indicators are found. \u2018Yes, possible,\u2019 he said when asked if the\ninvestigation could extend to companies in other industries. Previously,\nFinance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa disclosed that his ministry had\ngathered data on 10 large CPO companies suspected of manipulating export\nprices via under invoicing. He explained that the Finance Ministry\nconducted investigations on three randomly selected shipments per\ncompany. The findings revealed significant discrepancies between\nIndonesia\u2019s export values and the import values recorded in destination\ncountries, particularly the United States. \u2018For example, export prices\nin Indonesia are a quarter or a third of the values recorded in the US,\u2019\nhe said. He stated that such practices artificially reduce reported\ndomestic earnings, directly affecting state revenues.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/attorney-generals-office-probes-suspected-cpo-export-price-manipulation-using-finance-ministry-data-1780095723",
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